N-BOC-4-amino-3-methylbenzoic acid (2.00 g, 7.96 mmol) was reacted with methionine methyl ester hydrochloride (1.75 g, 8.76 mmol), EDCI (1.68 g, 8.76 mmol), HOBT (1.18 g, 8.76 mmol) and Et3N (1.4 ml) in dry CH2C12 (31.8 ml) according to the procedure described for N-BOC-4-aminobenzoyl methionine methyl ester in Example 1. The crude material was recrystallized from ethyl acetate and hexanes to yield 2.61 g (85.7%) of pure product. mp 163°-165° C.; 1H NMR (CDCl3) 1.54 (9 H,s), 2.06-2.18 (4 H, m), 2.23-2.34 (4 H, m), 2.59 (2 H, t, J=6.8 Hz), 3.80 (3 H, s), 4.92 (1 H, m), 6.45 (1 H, s), 6.88 (1 H, d, J=7.5 Hz), 7.63 (1 H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 7.66 (1 H, s), 8.05 (1 H, d, J=8.6); 13C NMR (CDCl3) 15.47, 17.61, 28.22, 30.03, 31.55, 51.93, 52.57, 81.04, 118.73, 125.62, 127.66, 129.54, 139.89, 152.34, 166.58, 172.66.
