Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Aminobicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-1-carboxylic acid

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A 2-L Parr bottle was charged with 4-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-1-carboxylic acid (105 g, 363 mmol), methanol (500 mL), 0.8 N hydrochloric acid (500 mL), and 10% palladium on carbon (38.6 g, 18.15 mmol, 50% wet with water). The reaction mixture was reacted on a Parr shaker under 30 gpsi hydrogen for 10 h when TLC analysis (10% methanol/ethyl acetate) indicated a complete reaction. The catalyst was removed by filtration through a short plug of celite and the plug was washed thoroughly with water (4×100 mL). The filtrate was concentrated to provide 4-aminobicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-1-carboxylic acid (56.3 g, 100%) as a wet white solid which was used in the next step without any further purification; MS (ESI) m/z 156.2 [M+1]+

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