Methyl iodide → Methyl 2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)pent-4-enoate

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A mixture of 2-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]pent-4-enoic acid (20.0 g), potassium carbonate (13.2 g) and N,N-dimethylformamide (100 mL) was stirred for 15 min. The mixture was cooled to 0° C., iodomethane (9.2 g) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hr. The reaction mixture was filtered, and the residue was washed with ethyl acetate. The filtrate was successively washed with 5% hydrochloric acid and brine, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Insoluble material was filtered off, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (21.0 g).

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