Ethanol → (4R)-5,6-Dihydro-4H-imidazo[1,2-a][1]benzazepin-4-amine dihydroiodide

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Add iodotrimethylsilane (783 mL, 5.49 mol) to dichloromethane (800 mL) and cool in an ice water bath. Dissolve benzyl N-[(4R)-5,6-dihydro-4H-imidazo[1,2-a][1]benzazepin-4-yl]carbamate (610 g, 1.83 mol) in dichloromethane (1 L) and add to the iodotrimethylsilane solution. After addition is complete, remove the ice water bath and allow the reaction to stir for approximately 16 hours at ambient temperature. Stir a mixture of hexanes (6 L) and ethanol (1 L) in an ice water bath. Add the reaction mixture to the stirring hexane/ethanol mixture carefully to avoid foaming. Stir it at ambient temperature 10 minutes. Remove the resulting solid by filtration and wash the cake with hexanes (3×2 L) to give the title compound (817.1 g, 98%) as an orange, free flowing solid: MS (m/z): 200 (M+1).

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