Trifluoroacetic acid → HCID 69082296, compound

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A glass Parr vessel was charged with 10% palladium on carbon (1.0 g), methanol (200 mL), trifluoroacetic acid (5.4 mL, 72.5 mmol) and 3-[4-amino-1-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-2-(methoxymethyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-7-yl]prop-2-enenitrile (5.1 g, 14.5 mmol). The vessel was evacuated and charged with hydrogen gas (40 psi, 2.8×105 Pa). The mixture was shaken for approximately 18 hours and then filtered through a 0.2 micron PTFE membrane filter and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting yellow oil was dissolved in 10% aqueous hydrochloric acid (100 mL) and stirred for 30 minutes. The solution was made basic (pH 10) by the slow addition of potassium carbonate. Potassium hydroxide was added until pH equaled 13. The solution was then concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting off-white solid was slurried in hot methanol (300 mL) and filtered. The hot methanol slurry procedure was repeated. The combined filtrates were concentrated and purified by chromatography using a HORIZON HPFC system (silica cartridge, eluting with a CMA:chloroform gradient; 0-30% CMA) to provide 4.7 g of 1-[4-amino-7-(3-aminopropyl)-2-(methoxymethyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl]-2-methylpropan-2-ol as an off-white foam. MS (APCI) m/z 358 (M+H)+.

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