Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Piperazineacetic acid, 4-(phenylmethyl)-, methyl ester

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To a solution of Example 12B (160 g, 326 mmol) in methanol (652 mL) was added 4 M HCl in dioxane (408 mL, 1630 mmol) and the mixture was heated at 50° C. for 3 hours. The solvent was then evaporated and water was added. A solid precipitates. The water layer was decanted and washed once with ethyl acetate. The solid was dissolved in ethyl acetate and extracted with water once. The water layers were combined and treated with 1 N NaOH (1 L) until pH=10. The free amine was extracted twice with dichloromethane, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to afford the title compound. 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 7.34-7.20 (m, 5H), 3.57 (s, 3H), 3.42 (q, J=13.4 Hz, 2H), 2.96 (qd, J=2.7 Hz, 6.9 Hz, 1H), 2.78 (dt, J=2.9 Hz, 11.9 Hz, 1H), 2.69-2.60 (m, 2H), 2.55 (d, J=10.8 Hz, 1H), 2.30 (dd, J=3.2 Hz, 6.7 Hz, 2H), 1.92 (td, J=2.8 Hz, 10.6 Hz, 1H), 1.68 (t, J=10.0 Hz, 1H); MS (ESI) m/z 249.0 (M+H)+.

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