Hydrochloric Acid → trans-3-Amino-4-methoxypyrrolidine dihydrochloride

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Reaction Steps

6.3 ml of 6N aqueous hydrochloric acid were added to a solution of 0.4 g (0.0019 mole) of 3-amino-1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-methoxypyrrolidine [prepared as described in Step (3) above] dissolved in 20 ml of ethanol, and the mixture was heated under reflux for 1.5 hours, after which the solvent was removed by evaporation under reduced pressure. The residue was washed with a 1:9 by volume mixture of ethanol and ethyl acetate to give 0.34 g of trans-3-amino-4-methoxypyrrolidine dihydrochloride as a colorless powder, melting at 248°~258° C. (with decomposition).

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