1,2-Dichloroethane → 3(S)-amino-2-hydroxy-pentanoic acid benzylamide

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3-tert-Butoxycarbonylamino-2-hydroxypentanoic acid (300 mg, 1.29 mmol) was combined with EDC (400 mg, 2.1 mmol) and HOBt (400 mg, 2.6 mmol). A solution of benzylamine (0.22 mL) and 4-methylmorpholine (0.5 mL) in dichloromethane (4 mL) was added in one portion. The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 h. After dilution with ethyl acetate (150 mL), the solution was washed with 1 N aqueous HCl, water, saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution and brine. The resultant mixture was dried with magnesium sulfate and evaporated under vacuum to yield 3(S)-amino-2-hydroxy-pentanoic acid benzylamide (380 mg) as a white solid.

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