Chlorotrimethylsilane → 2-[(Cyclopentylcarbonyl)amino]butanoic acid

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35 g (339 mmol) 2-aminobutanoic acid and 75.6 g (747 mmol) triethylamine are suspended in 300 ml of dichloromethane and stirred at 0° C. 81 g (747 mmol) chlorotrimethylsilane are added dropwise, then the mixture is stirred for 1 hour at room temperature and 1 hour at 40° C. After cooling down at −10° C., 45 g (339 mmol) cyclopentanecarbonyl chloride are added slowly. The reaction mixture is stirred for 2 hours at −10° C. and then 1 hour at room temperature. At 0° C., 50 ml of water are added. The mixture is diluted with water and dichloromethane, filtered and the solid product washed with water/dichloromethane 9/1, toluene and diethylether.

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