Hydrochloric Acid → OCTAHYDROCYCLOPENTA[C]PYRROL-5-OL HCL

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Reaction Steps

10.00 g (44.4 mmol) of 5-oxo-hexahydro-cyclopenta[c]pyrrol-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (Hanchem Co. Ltd.) was dissolved in 100 ml of methanol, the temperature was lowered to 0° C., 3.36 g (88.8 mmol) of sodium borohydride was added, and then, the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. And, 15 ml of an aqueous solution of concentrated hydrochloric acid (35% (v/v)) was slowly added, and the mixture was additionally stirred for 1 hour, and then, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to obtain the title compound.

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