Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 58833720, compound

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A solution of tert-butyl 4-{[4-amino-2-(ethoxymethyl)-1-propyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-8-yl]oxy}piperidine-1-carboxylate (prepared as described in Example 410, 2.9 g, 6.0 mmol) and 4 M ethanolic hydrogen chloride (15 mL) in ethanol (20 mL) was heated at reflux for 2 hours. The solution was allowed to cool to ambient temperature and was concentrated under reduced pressure to approximately 17 mL, causing a solid to form. Water was added to dissolve the solid and the remainder of the ethanol was evaporated under reduced pressure. The aqueous solution was adjusted to approximately pH 13 with 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide, then was extracted with chloroform. The organic layers were combined, washed with water and saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The product was recrystallization from acetonitrile to yield 1.25 g of 2-(ethoxymethyl)-8-(piperidin-4-yloxy)-1-propyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine as off-white needles, mp 176-178° C.

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