Aminoisobutyric acid → Methyl 2-aminoisobutyrate hydrochloride

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To a stirred solution of 2,2-dimethylglycine (10.0 g, 0.097 mol) in methanol (200 ml) was added trimethylsilyl chloride (37 ml, 0.29 mol). After stirring at room temperature for 14 h. The mixture was evaporated to dryness to give crude 2,2-dimethylglycine methyl ester hydrochloride as a white solid which was used directly in the next step.

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