Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(Chloromethyl)cyclopentan-1-amine hydrochloride

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To a solution of 1-hydroxymethylcyclopentanamine HCl salt (Method B1c; 20 g, 0.17 mol) in anh. p-dioxane (65 mL) was added HCl (4M in p-dioxane; 65 mL, 0.26 mol). The resulting solution was stirred for 20 min. at room temp., then SOCl2 (22.7 g, 0.19 mol) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was heated at 80° C. for 2 d, cooled to room temp., and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 1-chloromethylcyclopentanamine HCl salt (29 g, 100%): CI-MS m/z 171 ((M+H)+).

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