Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 4-amino-4-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-methylbutanoate

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A cooled (0° C.) orange solution of ethyl 4-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)-4-(1,1-dimethylethylsulfinamido)-2-methylbutanoate (9.210 g; 23.89 mmol) in MeOH (100 ml) was treated dropwise with a solution of 4 M HCl in 1,4-dioxane (11.95 ml; 47.80 mmol). The resulting orange mixture was further stirred at 0° C., under nitrogen, for 10 min., and then at rt for 3 h. The reaction mixture was then concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure and the oily residue was further dried under HV to give the chlorhydrate salt of ethyl 4-amino-4-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-methylbutanoate as an orange oil. LC-MS (conditions B): tR=0.62 min. and [M+H]+: 282.42 g/mol; tR=0.64 min. and [M+H]+: 282.42 g/mol (mixture of diastereoisomers). Due to transesterification, a reduced amount of methyl 4-amino-4-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-methylbutanoate was also detected: tR=0.57 min. and [M+H]+: 268.40 g/mol.

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