Hydrochloric Acid → (4S)-4-Cyclohexyl-L-proline--hydrogen chloride (1/1)

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A slurry of (trans)-4-phenyl-L-proline (50 g, 0.262 moles) and platinum oxide (10 g) in absolute ethanol (1200 ml) was treated with 5.62N ethanolic HCl (46.5 ml, 0.261 moles) and shaken until all the solid had gone into solution. The solution was then purged with argon and hydrogenated on a Parr apparatus at 50 psi overnight. After this time, the uptake of hydrogen had ceased and NMR indicated complete reduction. The reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was triturated with diethylether and filtered to yield 60.0 g of (trans)-4-cyclohexyl-L-proline hydrochloride as snow white crystals, m.p. 170°-171° C.

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