tert-Butyl bromoacetate → DI-T-Butyl iminodiacetate

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To a solution of t-butylglycine (1.40 g, 10.67 mmol) in acetonitrile (20 mL) cooled to 0° C. was added ethyldisopropylamine (1.86 mL, 10.67 mmol) and t-butyl bromoacetate (1.57 mL, 10.67 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred for 24 h at room temperature. The mixture was concentrated to dryness in vacuo, water was added and the solution was extracted with dichloromethane (3×70 mL). The combined organic phases were washed with brine (70 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to dryness in vacuo. The crude material was purified by silica gel chromatography (20-80% EtOAc in hexanes) to give the compound 14 (0.88 g, 33.6%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.43 (s, 18H), 3.30 (s, 4H).

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