Hydrochloric Acid → Hydrochloric Acid

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tert-Butyl 5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole-2-carboxylate (377 mg, 1.09 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (15 mL). 4N HCl in 1,4-dioxan (1.5 mL) was added and the mixture stirred at room temperature overnight. The solution was concentrated in vacuo, azeotroped once with toluene and dried under vacuum to give 5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole hydrochloride as an off white solid (314 mg, 100% assuming HCl salt).

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