Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide → N-Boc-p-hydroxyphenylglycine

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To a solution of dl-N-t-butoxycarbonyl-p-hydroxymethylphenylglycine (3.0 g, 0.011 mole) and N-hydroxysuccinimide (1.25 g., 0.011 mole) in 10 ml dry tetrahydrofuran and 50 ml dry acetonitrile was added N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (2.238 g., 0.011 mole). The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The dicyclohexylurea was filtered off and the filtrate taken to dryness under reduced pressure. The resulting solid was triturated with ether and filtered to give the N-hydroxysuccinimide ester of N-t-butoxycarbonyl-p-hydroxyphenylglycine (3.4 g., 83 percent yield) m.p. 141°-148° dec.

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