Hydrochloric Acid → alpha-Amino-3-oxo-5-isoxazolidineacetic acid

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To 1.20 g. (6.75 mmole) of (αS,5S)-α-amino-3-chloro-4,5-dihydro-5-isoxazol-acetic acid (AT-125), is added 20 ml. of 2N sodium hydroxide and stirred at 25° for 36 hours. The solution is brought to ~3.5 pH with 6N hydrochloric acid (dropwise addition) and then stored at -10° (freezer) overnight. The crystals are collected by filtration, washed twice with cold water, and then dried giving 720 mg. of trichloromic acid. The initial filtrate is lyophilized and the resulting powder is taken up in 4 ml. of water, filtered, and washed with two 4 ml. portions of cold water, and dried yielding an extra 160 mg. of tricholomic acid (total 80% yield).

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