Sodium Carbonate → HCID 9885548, compound

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To a stirred solution of 3-amino-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propionic acid propyl ester hydrochloride (1.50 g, 5.52 mmol) and sodium carbonate (0.59 g, 5.52 mmol) in 50 mL of water was added N-carboethoxy-phthalimide (1.21 g, 5.52 mmol) in 12 mL of acetonitrile. The reaction was complete in one hour. The acetonitrile was removed in vacuo and 5 mL of ether was added to the mixture, which was stirred overnight at room temperature. The resulting slurry was filtered and the solid was washed with 60 mL of water. The solid was dried in vacuo (24° C., <1 mm) to afford 1.69 g (83.2%) of propyl 3-phthalimido-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propionate as a white powder: mp 51.2-52.8° C.; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6 250 MHz) δ7.86 (m, 4H), 6.92-7.33 (m, 4H), 5.66 (dd, 1H, J1=7.5, 2.5 Hz), 3.90 (t, 2H, J=5 Hz), 3.72 (S, 3H), 3.3-3.63 (m, 2H), 1.42 (hex, 2H, J=7.5 Hz), 0.75 (t, 3H, J=7.5 Hz); 13C (DMSO-d6) δ170.2, 167.5, 158.7, 134.7, 131.0, 130.5, 128.3, 123.2, 113.9, 65.6; 55.0, 49.5, 21.3, 9.98. Anal. Calcd for C19H17NO5: =C, 68.65; H, 5.76; N, 3.81; Found=C, 68.42; H, 5.49; N, 3.76.

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