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The Delépine reaction is the organic synthesis of primary amines (4) by acid hydrolysis of a quaternary hexamethylenetetramine salt (3), obtained from alkylation of hexamethylenetetramine (2) with benzyl or alkyl halides (1) [1] [2]. It is named after the French chemist Stéphane Marcel Delépine (1871–1965).