Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Amino-2-(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d][7]annulen-5-yl)acetic acid hydrochloride

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Ethyl α-nitro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene-5-acetate (13 g, 40 mmol) (Example 4, Step A) is dissolved in 150 mL of ethanol, 40 mL of water, and 3.5 mL of concentrated hydrochloric acid and hydrogenated with 2.0 g of 20% palladium on carbon (52 psi, 30 hours). The filtered solution is stripped and a white solid washed with diethyl ether, dried at 50° C./2 mm Hg. The crude product is used as is in the next step.

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