Potassium Carbonate → N-Isoamyl-N-(6-hydroxy naphthalene-2-sulfonyl)-D-valine tert-butyl ester

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To a solution of N-isoamyl-N-(6-acetoxy naphthalene-2-sulfonyl)-D-valine tert-butyl ester (0.75 g, 1.53 mmol) in ethanol-water (35 mL-15 mL) is added potassium carbonate (0.422 g, 3.05 mmol), and the reaction is heated to reflux for 16 h. The solvents are removed in vacuo, and the residue is redissolved in water and extracted three times with dichloromethane. The combined organic extracts are washed with sodium bicarbonate and brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product is purified by column chromatography (10% hexanes-ethyl acetate) to afford the title compound as a yellow oil (0.58 g, 85% yield).

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