Isoamylamine → 4-[(3-Methylbutyl)amino]butane-2-sulfonic acid

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To a hot solution of isoamylamine (2.0 g, 22.9 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (THF, 11 mL) was added via syringe pump (2 hour addition) a solution of 2,4-butane sultone (3.1 g, 21.8 mmol in THF (total of 5 mL)). The solution was stirred at reflux for an additional 2 hours. The reaction was cooled to room temperature. The solid was recovered by filtration and it was washed with THF (25 mL) and acetone (25 mL). The solid was dissolved in water (20 mL) and Dowex 50×8 (10 g) was suspended in the solution. The mixture was stirred for 15 minutes and the resin was filtered. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. Yield: 28%. 1H NMR (H2O, 500 MHz) δ ppm 3.07 (t, 2H, J=7.8 Hz), 2.92 (t, 2H, J=7.8 Hz), 2.87 (m, 1H), 2.06 (m, 1H), 1.77 (m, 1H), 1.51 (m, 1H), 1.42 (m, 2H), 1.18 (d, 3H, J=6.8 Hz), 0.78 (d, 3H, J=6.3 Hz). 13C(H2O, 125 MHz) δ ppm 53.21, 46.32, 45.37, 34.36, 28.16, 25.35, 21.51, 14.79. ES-MS 224 (M+1).

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