Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(4-Methylpyridin-2-yl)propan-1-amine hydrochloride

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tert-Butyl N-[3-(4-methyl-2-pyridyl)propyl]carbamate (522 mg, 2.085 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (1 ml). A solution of HCl in methanol (4N, 41.7 mmol, 10.43 ml) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and triturated several times with diethyl ether. The residue was dried in vacuo to obtain a brown solid (409 mg, quantitative). MS(ESI) m/z=151.2 [M+1]+.

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