Trifluoroacetic acid → N-[[2-(9H-Fluoren-9-yl)ethoxy]carbonyl]-L-leucine

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To a stirred solution of 6.63 g (15.6 mmol) of N-[(9H-fluoren-9-ylethoxy)carbonyl]-L-leucine tert-butyl ester in 10 mL of methylene chloride was added 10 mL of trifluoroacetic acid. The mixture was stirred for 2.5 h and solvent was removed at reduced pressure. The crude product was chromatographed on 150 g of flash silica gel eluting with 25% EtOAc in hexane followed by 50% EtOAc in hexane to afford 5.32 g (92%) of product as a white solid, mp 42°-43° C.

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