Ethanol → Ethyl 1-aminocyclopentane-1-carboxylate--hydrogen chloride (1/1)

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This was synthesised according to Standard Procedure 1, using 1-amino-1-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid (5.0 g, 38.6 mmol) with thionyl chloride (5.72 mL, 58 mmol) and anhydrous ethanol (29 mL). The product was isolated as a white solid (6.98 g, yield 93%).

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