Acetone → N-(2-hydroxy-4-methylphenyl)-3-aminopropionamide hydrochloride

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To 15 ml of a saturated solution of hydrogen chloride in ether, there were added 10 ml of acetone and 1.30 g (4.4 mmol) of N-(2-hydroxy-4-methylphenyl)-3-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)aminopropionamide and stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. After the completion of the reaction, the crystals thus precipitated were filtered, washed with ether and dried. Thus 0.76 g (2.6 mmol) of N-(2-hydroxy-4-methylphenyl)-3-aminopropionamide hydrochloride was obtained. The yield was 59%.

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