Hydrochloric Acid → 7-Amino-2-propylheptanoic acid hydrochloride

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A mixture of diethyl 2-(5-phthalimidopentyl)-2-propylmalonate (6 g) and 26% hydrochloric acid (36 ml) was heated in a sealed tube at 190° C. for 4 hours. After cooling, insoluble substance was remeved by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure and the residue was chromatographed on silica gel column. A fraction eluted with the upper phase of a mixture of butanol:acetic acid:water (4:1:5 volume by volume) was concentrated by dryness to give colorless sticky oil of the desired compound (yield 1.3 g).

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