L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride dihydrate → Aspartame
Reaction equation
O.O.Cl.[CH3:4][O:5][C:6](=[O:24])[C@H:7]([CH2:17][C:18]1[CH:23]=[CH:22][CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=1)[NH:8][C:9](=[O:16])[C@H:10]([CH2:12][C:13](=[O:15])[OH:14])[NH2:11]>O.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Na+].[Na+]>[CH3:4][O:5][C:6](=[O:24])[C@H:7]([CH2:17][C:18]1[CH:19]=[CH:20][CH:21]=[CH:22][CH:23]=1)[NH:8][C:9](=[O:16])[C@H:10]([CH2:12][C:13](=[O:14])[OH:15])[NH2:11]Participants
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Reactant 1
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2
Conditions
- Temperature
- 60 °C
Procedure
12.5 parts of α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride dihydrate was dissolved in 100 parts by volume of water and aqueous sodium carbonate added to pH3, then heated to 60° C. and adjusted to pH4.6. The reaction mixture was cooled to 5° C. for three hours and the precipitate was collected on a filter and dried for 18 hours under vacuum at 60° C. to give 7.6 parts α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester.