Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 19802057, compound

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To a solution of (RS)-3-hydroxy-4-(methanesulfonyloxy)butyronitrile (14.6 g) in methanol (60 ml), 10 wt. % Pd on carbon (2.5 g) and conc. hydrochloric acid (15 ml) were added. The mixture was stirred in a hydrogen atmosphere of 4.0 kg/cm2 at room temperature for 8 hours. After filtering off the catalyst, the mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain a crude product, which was purified by silica gel chromatography (Wako Gel C200, an eluent: methanol/acetone (volume ratio of 1/9) to obtain pure (RS)-3-hydroxy-4-(methanesulfonyloxy)butylamine hydrochloride (15.4 g). Yield, 85 %.

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