DL-valine → 3-Methyl-2-(phenylformamido)butanoic acid

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A solution of 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid (500 mg, 4.27 mmol) in 2N NaOH (2.35 ml, 4.69 mmol) was stirred at RT for 30 minutes, then the reaction mixture was cooled at 0° C., and benzoyl chloride (471 μl, 4.05 mmol) and 2N NaOH (2.35 ml, 4.69 mmol) were simultaneously added dropwise from two different syringes. The reaction was stirred at RT for 3 hours. Water was added, the aqueous phase was washed with Et2O, then acidified with 1M HCl and back-extracted with Et2O, dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated. The residue was triturated with i-Pr2O to obtain 2-benzamido-3-methylbutanoic acid (780 mg, 83% yield).

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