(4R,5R)-3-Acetylamino-4,5-dimethyl-(Z)-oct-2-enoic Acid Ethyl Ester → (3R,4R,5R)-3-Acetylamino-4,5-dimethyl-octanoic Acid Ethyl Ester

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A reactor was charged with 166 g of (4R,5R)-3-acetylamino-4,5-dimethyl-(Z)-oct-2-enoic acid ethyl ester (substrate), 2650 mL of MeOH, and 36 g of Pd/SrCO3 (lot#D25N17) catalyst. The substrate was reacted with H2 at a pressure of 50 psig to 51 psig of. During hydrogenation, additional catalyst was added at a reaction time of 67 hours (10 g). After the reaction was completed (90 hours), Pd/SrCO3 was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give 167 g (>99% yield) of the titled compound as an oil: 1H NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-D): 0.82 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 0.88 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 0.90 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 3H), 1.25 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 3H), 1.00-1.58 (m, 6H), 1.96 (s, 3H), 2.52 (q, J=5.2 Hz, 2H), 3.47 (s, 1H), 4.10-4.30 (m, 2H), 4.12 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 1H), 5.9 (d, 1H).

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