Hydrochloric Acid → Pyridine, 2-(2-aminoethyl)-, hydrochloride

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Concentrated hydrochloric acid (16.50 ml, 0.20 mole) was poured slowly into a stirred solution of 2-(2-aminoethyl)pyridine (12.22 g, 0.10 mole) in 200 ml absolute ethanol. The mixture was concentrated to dryness and the residual solid recrystallized from 600 ml absolute ethanol. The light orange-pink solid was collected and yielded 8.48 g; mp 187°-189° C. (lit1 186°-189° C.).

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