Dimethylformamide → HCID 19757311, compound

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To a solution of 5-(p-cyanophenyl)pentanoic acid (1.00g, 4.93 mmol), dimethylformamide (10 mL), and pyridine (2 mL) was added N,N'-disuccinimidylcarbonate (1.24 g, 4.85 mmol) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (60 mg, 0.493 mmol) under an argon atmosphere at 23° C. After 5 h, DL-3-amino-3-phenylpropionic acid (0.814 g, 4.93 mmol) was added as a solid, followed immediately by N,N'-diisopropylethyl amine (0.627 g, 4.85 mmol). After 20 h at 23° C., the reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (300 mL), washed with KHSO4 (2×50 mL), washed with brine (1×50 mL), dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (2 liters ethyl acetate: chloroform:acetic acid 50:50:0.5 followed by 2 liters of ethyl acetate:methanol:acetic acid 89:10:1) to afford 850 mg (50%) of the title compound (compound 6 of Scheme D). The product was verified by C NMR (CDCl3) delta 24.9, 29.9, 35.3, 35.7, 40.5, 49.7, 109.1, 118.9, 126.1, 127.4, 128.5, 129.0, 131.9, 140.5, 147.8, 173.4, 176.4.

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