Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 68966057, compound

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Treatment of (±)-(5-chloro-7-isopropyl-4-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (6.64 g, 16.8 mmol) with sodium azide (3.28 g, 50.4 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 98 afforded (±)-2-(azidomethyl)-5-chloro-7-isopropyl-4-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran. To a solution of (±)-2-(azidomethyl)-5-chloro-7-isopropyl-4-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran (4.44 g, 16.71 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) was added triphenylphoshine (5.25 g, 20.05 mmol) followed by water (10 mL) and the reaction mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature for 12 h. The solvent was removed in vacuo to provide a crude solid. Purification by flash column chromatography (silica, 10% ammonium hydroxide in methanol:ethyl acetate 1:9) provided a colorless oil. The oil was re-dissolved in isopropanol (5 mL) and hydrogen chloride (20.0 mL, 1.0 N in diethyl ether) was added. The resulting precipitate was filtered, washed (diethyl ether), and dried to afford 4.08 g (88%) of (±)-1-(5-chloro-7-isopropyl-4-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methanamine as a white solid, hydrochloride salt. mp >225° C. (dec); Anal. calcd. for C13H18ClNOHCl: C, 56.53; H, 6.93; N, 5.07. Found: C, 56.56; H, 6.91; N, 4.94.

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