Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(Aminocarbonyl)-3-(cyclopentylamino)-benzoic acid

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A suspension of ethyl 4-(aminocarbonyl)-3-(cyclopentylamino)-benzoate (333 mg, 1.21 mmol) and potassium hydroxide (135 mg, 2.41 mmol) in methanol (6 mL) and water (2 mL) was stirred at 55° C. for 1 h. After cooling to room temperature, water was added and the pH adjusted to 4 with 1N aqueous hydrochloric acid. The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water and dried to provide 4-(aminocarbonyl)-3-(cyclopentylamino) benzoic acid (260 mg, 87% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): 13.02 (br s, 1H), 8.17 (d, 1H), 7.97 (br s, 1H), 7.66 (d, 1H), 7.34 (br s, 1H), 7.21 (d, 1H), 7.04 (dd, 1H), 3.81 (m, 1H), 1.99 (m, 2H), 1.64 (m, 4H), 1.42 (m, 2H). MS (EI) for C13H16N2O3: 249 (MH+).

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