Hydrochloric Acid → Danegaptide Hydrochloride

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

To a slurry of (2S,4R)-4-benzamido-1-(2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl-amino)acetyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid (650.2 g) in acetone (4.1 L) was added conc. hydrochloric acid (322 g). The reaction mixture was heated to 50° C. over 15 min and stirred at 50° C. The reaction was monitored for completion by HPLC. Water (520 g) was added. The mixture was heated to reflux to dissolve the solid coating. The resulting clear solution was cooled to 40° C. Acetone (7.0 L) was added over 15 min while temperature was maintained at 30-40° C. The mixture was cooled to room temperature over 30 min, and stirred until a white slurry was formed. Additional acetone (7.0 L) was added over 10 min. The mixture was stirred overnight at about 22-24° C. The precipitated solids were filtered through a Buchner funnel lined with polypropylene and washed with acetone (2×2 L), was dried on the funnel to give 530 g (93.8%) of product as a monohydrate. LC area purity was 99.7%. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, δ, ppm, for two conformers): 8.77 (d, J=7 Hz, 0.8H), 8.71 (d, J=7 Hz, 0.2H), 8.68-7.95 (br, 2H), 7.92-7.83 (m, 2H), 7.59-7.43 (m, 3H), 4.87-4.79 (m, 0.2H), 4.68-4.54 (m, 0.8H), 4.54-4.44 (m, 1H), 4.0-3.47 (m, 4H), 2.47-2.12 (m, 2H). HRMS calc. for C14H18N3O4 (M+H): 292.1297. found: 292.1294.

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