Methacrolein → HCID 67093115, compound

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To a solution of L-alanine methyl ester hydrochloride (6.00 g, 43.0 mmol) in MeOH (120 mL) were added at 0° C. methacrolein (4.12 g, 56 mmol), magnesium sulfate (46.6 g, 387 mmol), and sodium cyanoborohydride (3.70 g, 56 mmol). The ice bath was removed, then after 16 h the excess reagent was destroyed by careful addition of sat. aq. sodium hydrogencarbonate solution at 0° C. The reaction mixture was partitioned between sat. aq. sodium hydrogencarbonate solution and EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered, and evaporated to afford a 1:1 mixture of (S)-2-(2-methyl-allylamino)-propionic acid methyl ester and (S)-2-isobutylamino-propionic acid methyl ester title compound (5.4 g). This was reacted with benzyl chloroformate in analogy with intermediate 1B, leading to a mixture of (S)-2-[benzyloxycarbonyl-(2-methyl-allyl)-amino]-propionic acid methyl ester and (S)-2-(benzyloxycarbonyl-isobutyl-amino)-propionic acid methyl ester (9.8 g). This was suspended in acetone (60 mL) and water (60 mL), then sodium periodate (13.8 g, 64 mmol) and osmium tetroxide solution (2.5% in tert-butylalcohol, 2.2 mL, 0.43 mmol) were added at 0° C. The ice bath was removed, then after 16 h the reaction mixture was partitioned between EtOAc and water. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated. Chromatography (SiO2; heptane-EtOAc gradient) produced the title compound (1.88 g, 14%). Colourless oil, MS: 294.1 (M+H)+.

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