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HRID 1251926Generated: November 3, 2026

Trifluoroacetic acid → cyclopentyl (2S)-2-amino-4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
ReactantTriethylsilaneHCID 12052—
ReactantN-tert-butoxycarbonyl L-methionine cyclopentyl esterHCID 22944441—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Productcyclopentyl (2S)-2-amino-4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoateHCID 53747326—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of N-tert-butoxycarbonyl L-methionine cyclopentyl ester (53 g.), TFA (200 ml.), triethylsilane (39 g.) and dichloromethane (2 L.) was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 hours, evaporated to dryness and then converted to the hydrochloride salt to give L-methionine cyclopentyl ester as a white crystalline solid (40.5 g.).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06342765B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_01
ORD IDord-f1463e8ceb3941ee820aa6cd72768d80
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_01