Ammonium Chloride → HCID 57014599, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 40.9 g (0.18 mol) of (S)-(-)-2-phenyl-3-methylbromobutane in 110 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 0.5 ml of 1,2-dibromoethane was slowly added dropwise to a suspension of 6.6 g of magnesium in 25 ml of ether. The temperature rose to 50°. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was stirred at 50° for a further 2 hours and then cooled to -50°. Then, a solution of 13 g (0.06 mol) of N-t-butoxycarbonyl-L-leucinal in 40 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added slowly. After 16 hours at room temperature, the reaction mixture was treated with 200 ml of a 20% ammonium chloride solution. The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue (24.3 g) was chromatographed on silica gel with a 4:1 mixture of hexane and ether, to obtain 9.3 g of t-butyl [(1S,2S,4S)-2-hydroxy-1-isobutyl-5 -methyl-4-phenylhexyl]carbamate which has a melting point of 95°-96° after crystallization from hexane.

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