Hydrochloric Acid → N-[3-(4-Aminophenyl)propyl]-N,N-dimethylamine

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A solution of 3-dimethylamino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)propan-1-one (hydrochloride, 0.25 g) in glacial acetic acid (10 ml) was adjusted to pH 1 with concentrated hydrochloric acid and, under nitrogen, palladium(II) hydroxide (20% on carbon, 0.1 g) was added. The nitrogen atmosphere was replaced by hydrogen, and the suspension was shaken for 6 hours. The catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was partitioned between saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and ethyl acetate. The aqueous phase was adjusted to pH>12 with sodium hydroxide solution and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were dried and concentrated. The product with the molecular weight of 178.28 (C11H18N2); MS (ESI): 179 ([M+H]+), was obtained in this way.

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