Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 1-(2-Aminoethyl)-5,5-dimethyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]pyrrole-2-carboxylate hydrochloride

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A 500-mL Parr reactor bottle was purged with nitrogen and charged with 10% palladium on carbon (50% wet, 2.0 g dry weight), 167c (4.5 g, 18 mmol), 12% hydrochloric acid (9.2 mL, 37 mmol), ethyl acetate (80 mL) and ethanol (52 mL). The bottle was attached to a Parr hydrogenator, evacuated, charged with hydrogen gas to a pressure of 50 psi and shaken for 6 h. After this time, the hydrogen was evacuated, and nitrogen was charged into the bottle. Celite 521 (10.0 g) was added, and the mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite 521. The filter cake was washed with ethanol (2×50 mL), and the combined filtrates were concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. The crude residue 167d was carried onto the next step without further purification.

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