Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(2-Methyl-quinolin-4-ylmethoxy)-phenylamine hydrochloride

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To a solution of [4-(2-methyl-quinolin-4-ylmethoxy)-phenyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (1.5 g, 4.1 mmol) in ethyl acetate (5 mL) was added 4 N HCl in dioxane (20 mL) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. Ethyl ether was then added and the precipitate was filtered and washed with ethyl ether to provide 1.3 g of the desired free amine as an HCl salt, which was used in the following reaction without further purification. MS (ESI): 265.0 (M+H+).

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