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HRID 552059Generated: October 31, 2026

Methanol → Methyl 2-aminoisobutyrate hydrochloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantAminoisobutyric acidHCID 6119—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ProductMethyl 2-aminoisobutyrate hydrochlorideHCID 1325803489.2%

Reaction Steps

This was synthesised according to Standard Procedure 1, using 2-amino-isobutyric acid (5.102 g, 48.49 mmol) with thionyl chloride (11.538 g, 96.98 mmol, 7.04 mL) and anhydrous methanol (19.6 mL). The product was isolated as a white solid (6.636 g, yield 89.2%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07951787B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_05
ORD IDord-4dc15b2cdeb2425d8b6f619f0f17144b
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_05