HCID 25729991, compound → HCID 15342932, compound

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A solution of N-(carbobenzyloxy)-L-phenylalanine 2-methoxy-ethyl ester (4.4 g, 12.3 mmol) in ethanol (75 mL) was treated with palladium on charcoal catalyst (440 mg, 10% Pd on charcoal) as a slurry in ethyl acetate (10 mL). Hydrogen gas was passed through the suspension for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to provide L-phenylalanine 2-methoxy-ethyl ester as a colourless oil (2.5 g, 92%). 1H-NMR; d (methanol-d4), 7.35-7.20 (5H, m), 4.27 (2H, m), 3.79 (1H, m), 3.57 (2H, m), 3.38 (3H, s), 3.10 (1H, dd), 2.90 (1H, dd) and 1.64 (2H, s).

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