Triethylamine → Benzyl N-benzyloxycarbonylglycinate

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of N-benzyloxycarbonylglycine (0.42 g) and triethylamine (0.28 ml) in dioxane (5 ml), ethyl 2-benzyloxycarbonyloxyimino-2-cyanoacetate (0.55 g) is added, and the resulting mixture is stirred for 3 hours. The reaction mixture is treated as in Example A to give N-benzyloxycarbonylglycine benzyl ester (0.57 g) as an oil.

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