Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Amino-3,3-dimethylbutanoic acid hydrochloride

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4,4-Dimethyl-2-pyrrolidinone (2.52 grams, 22.3 mmol) was added to a mixture of concentrated HCl (50 ml) and water (50 ml) and the resulting mixture refluxed at 120° C. for 20 hours. After cooling to room temperature the mixture was washed twice with dichloromethane. The aqueous layer was evaporated to give 4-amino-3,3-dimethyl-butyric acid hydrochloride (3.425 grams, 92% yield) as a white solid.

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