Hexamethylenetetramine → 2-Amino-1-(5-chloro-2-methoxy-phenyl)-ethanone hydrochloride

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Dissolve 2-bromo-1-(5-chloro-2-methoxy-phenyl)-ethanone (17.07 g, 64.78 mmol) in 150 mL of CHCl3 and add hexamethylenetetramine (9.09 g, 64.84 mmol) to the reaction mixture. Allow the reaction to stir at ambient temperature for 23 hours. Collect the solids via filtration and wash the solids with Et2O. Slurry the solid in 100 mL of MeOH and add 50 mL of concentrated HCl to it dropwise. Heat the reaction to reflux and allow it to stir for 23 hours. Cool the reaction to ambient temperature and filter off the solids. Slurry the filtrate in MeOH and again collect the solids via filtration. Concentrate the filtrate to afford 10.99 g of 2-amino-1-(5-chloro-2-methoxy-phenyl)-ethanone hydrochloride.

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