Acetic Anhydride → N-acetoacetyl-L-aspartic anhydride

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2.17 parts of N-acetoacetyl-L-aspartic acid, 1.02 parts by volume of acetic anhydride, and 0.014 parts of magnesium acetate were mixed with 40 parts by volume of ethyl acetate and heated at 55±2° C. under nitrogen for 24 hours. 30 parts by volume of methanol was added and the mixture stirred at ambient temperatures for 5 hours. HPLC analysis of the resulting solution showed only 0.5% unreacted N-acetoacetyl-L-aspartic acid.

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