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HRID 2395701Generated: October 30, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 3-Amino-4-phenyl-2-butanone hydrochloride (1:1)

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantAcetamide, N-[2-oxo-1-(phenylmethyl)propyl]-HCID 227936—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product3-Amino-4-phenyl-2-butanone hydrochloride (1:1)HCID 1334225081%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 3-acetylamino-4-phenyl-2-butanone (12.5 g), 6N HCl (50 ml) and ethanol (50 ml) was stirred under refluxing conditions for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to yield 3-amino-4-phenyl-2-butanone hydrochloride (9.8 g, 81%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05489602
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_02
ORD IDord-c78edbd5751a4a8eba828c8a9ca9e654
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_02