Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(2-Morpholinyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-benzimidazole

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2-[4-(Phenylmethyl)-2-morpholinyl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-benzimidazole (0.78 g, 2.62 mmol) was hydrogenated in ethanol (30 mL) in the presence of Pd/C (10 wt %, 0.279 g, 0.262 mmol). To the reaction mixture was added 0.2 mL of concentrated hydrochloric acid. After stirring at room temperature overnight, the catalyst was filtered off. The filtrate was concentrated to afford the title compound (0.8 g) as a yellow oil. LC-MS (ES) m/z=208 [M+H]+.

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