L-Alanine → N-[(2-Hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-L-alanine

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L-alanine (2.9 g) was dissolved in 20 ml of a 2-N sodium hydroxide aqueous solution, and 3.5 ml of salicylaldehyde and 0.4 g of sodium borohydride were then added thereto in this order. After the mixture was stirred for 1 hour, 3.5 ml of salicylaldehyde and 0.4 g of sodium borohydride were added thereto again. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, and the insoluble matter was then separated through filtration. The filtrate was extracted with diethyl ether. The pH was adjusted to 6 with hydrochloric acid to obtain 5.8 g of N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-L-alanine. The resulting N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-L-alanine (4.6 g) and 8.8 g of 1-dodecanol were added to 150 ml of toluene, and a hydrogen chloride gas was blown thereto up to the saturation. Ten grams of a molecular sieve were added thereto, and the mixture was stirred overnight. After the insoluble matter was separated through filtration, the filtrate was concentrated, and the resulting oil was dissolved in methylene chloride. The mixture was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride. The resulting mixture was dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 8 g of N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-L-alanine lauryl ester.

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