Hydrochloric Acid → N-t-butyl-4,4-diphenyl-2-cyclopentenylamine hydrochloride

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This amine was suspended in a mixture of isopropyl alcohol (0.4 ml) and water (0.2 ml). To the suspension was added conc. hydrochloric acid (0.065 ml) in an ice bath, and the mixture was stirred for 5 hours. The resulting precipitates were collected by filtration, washed with 30% aqueous isopropyl alcohol (0.4 ml), and dried to give (-)-N-t-butyl-4,4-diphenyl-2-cyclopentenylamine hydrochloride (89 mg).

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