HCID 23321921, compound → HCID 12801697, compound

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Crude N-(3-acetylthio-2-methylpropanoyl)-N-furfurylglycine tert-butyl ester (14.6 g, 0.0407 mol) was dissolved in a mixture of anisole (20 ml) and trifluoroacetic acid (65 ml). The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for two hours. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo and the residue was distributed between ethyl acetate and saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The aqueous bicarbonate extract was washed twice with ethyl acetate and then acidified cautiously with concentrated hydrochloric acid to pH 4-5. The product was extracted several times into chloroform and the chloroform was washed twice with water. The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to give crude product as a pale yellow oil which was purified by HPLC using the following solvent system: ethyl acetate/n-hexane/acetic acid (40:60:1) to give pure product as a colorless oil (5.5 g, 44.7%). The product was purified by its DCHA salt which was prepared in ether, m.p. 140°-141° C.

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