Bromoacetonitrile → (R)-cyanomethyl 2-((((4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl)oxy)carbonyl)(methyl)amino)-3-(ethyldisulfanyl)propanoate

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2-Bromoacetonitrile (0.115 ml, 1.65 mmol) and N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (0.105 ml, 0.604 mmol) were added to a solution of (R)-2-((((4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl)oxy)carbonyl)(methyl)amino)-3-(ethyldisulfanyl)propanoic acid (Compound 2k-F) (238 mg, 0.549 mmol) in DMF (2.5 ml), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 minutes. A saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution (3 ml) was added to the reaction mixture, after which the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and the organic layer was washed with water. The organic extract was then dried over magnesium sulfate. Following concentration under reduced pressure, the resulting residue was purified by reverse-phase silica gel column chromatography (10 mM aqueous ammonium acetate solution/methanol=70/30→0/100) to afford (R)-cyanomethyl 2-((((4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl)oxy) carbonyl)(methyl)amino)-3-(ethyldisulfanyl)propanoate (Compound 21-F) (221 mg, 85%).

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