Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 1-aminocyclohexanecarboxylate

Ethanol (4 l) was saturated at 0°-5° C. over 4 hours with hydrogen chloride. 1-Aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid (600 g) was added in one portion and the mixture was stirred and heated under reflux for 8 hours, then allowed to stand at ambient temperature for 72 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was dissolved in ice-water (1 l) and basified to pH 8-9 at 0°-5° C. by the addition of 2M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. The product was extracted into dichloromethane (4×300 ml) and the extracts were combined and dried over sodium sulphate. The aqueous residues were basified to pH 10 by the addition of more 2M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and further product was extracted into dichloromethane (4×200 ml). The extracts were combined and dried over sodium sulphate. The dried dichloromethane extracts were combined and the solvent was removed in vacuo to leave ethyl 1-aminocyclohexanecarboxylate as a pale yellow oil. Yield 669 g.

1. temperatureheated
2. temperatureunder reflux for 8 hours
3. customThe solvent was removed in vacuo
4. dissolutionthe residue was dissolved in ice-water (1 l)
5. additionbasified to pH 8-9 at 0°-5° C. by the addition of 2M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution
6. extractionThe product was extracted into dichloromethane (4×300 ml)
7. dry with materialdried over sodium sulphate
8. additionThe aqueous residues were basified to pH 10 by the addition of more 2M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and further product
9. extractionwas extracted into dichloromethane (4×200 ml)
10. dry with materialdried over sodium sulphate
11. customthe solvent was removed in vacuo

ORD record

ord-0343f8bb07ee4f89a6646abd47f622cc

Source dataset

uspto-grants-1997_03

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US05610161