Toluene → L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride dihydrate

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The crude N-acetoacetyl-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester was dissolved in 100 parts by volume of water and 11.7 parts by volume of acetic acid. Toluene, 200 parts by volume, and hydroxylamine hydrochloride, 6.95 parts by volume, were added and the mixture stirred for 2.5 hours. The aqueous layer was separated and cooled to 0°-5° C. 15 parts by volume concentrated hydrochloric acid were added and the resulting mixture was cooled at 0°-5° C. overnight. The precipitate was collected on a filter and air dried for 3 hours to give 26.4 parts of α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride dihydrate.

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