Hydrochloric Acid → Benzyl 3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoate hydrochloride

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A solution of (38) (1.77 g, 4.78 mmol) in 4M HCl in dioxane (20 mL) was stirred at ambient temperature for 30 min. Removal of the solvent in vacuo afforded the title compound (39) as a white crystalline solid (1.4 g, 88%). 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 0.85 (d, 6H), 1.17 (m, 1H), 1.30 (m, 1H), 1.58 (m, 1H), 2.32 (m, 1H), 2.57 (m, 2H), 3.03 (m, 2H), 5.09 (s, 2H), 7.30 (m, 5H), 8.39 (br.s, 3H). MS (ESI) m/z 250.25 (M+H+).

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