4-Methylmorpholine → Ethyl 2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)propanamido)-3-oxobutanoate

HRID 1670679Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1670679 reaction equation
CN1CCOCC1.[C:8]([O:12][C:13]([NH:15][CH:16]([CH3:20])[C:17]([OH:19])=O)=[O:14])([CH3:11])([CH3:10])[CH3:9].ClC(OCC(C)C)=O.S(C1C=CC(C)=CC=1)(O)(=O)=O.[NH2:40][CH:41]([C:47](=[O:49])[CH3:48])[C:42]([O:44][CH2:45][CH3:46])=[O:43]>C1COCC1>[C:8]([O:12][C:13]([NH:15][CH:16]([CH3:20])[C:17]([NH:40][CH:41]([C:47](=[O:49])[CH3:48])[C:42]([O:44][CH2:45][CH3:46])=[O:43])=[O:19])=[O:14])([CH3:9])([CH3:10])[CH3:11]

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 79724-Methylmorpholine2×HCID 62365Isobutyl chloroformateHCID 2684712-N-Boc-aminopropionic acidHCID 86636663Butanoic acid, 2-amino-3-oxo-, ethyl ester, 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (1:1)

Product 1

HCID 57992159Ethyl 2-(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)propanamido)-3-oxobutanoateYield 68.7%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent2×

Conditions

Temperature
-25 °C

Procedure

A solution of 4-methylmorpholine (900 g) in THF (15 L) was added to 2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoic acid (1690 g, 8933.17 mmol). The mixture was cooled to −25° C. and isobutyl chloroformate (1.164 L, 8933.17 mmol) was added. After 20 minutes the second equivalent of 4-methylmorpholine (900 g) was added followed by ethyl 2-amino-3-oxobutanoate Tosylate salt (see J-P. Genet et al, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2004, 3017-3026) (2700 g, 8507.78 mmol) suspended in THF (2.5 L). The mixture was stirred at −25° C. for 30 minutes and then left to warm to ambient temperature overnight. The reaction was quenched with water (15 L), extracted with EtOAc (3×5 L) and the combined extracts washed with 50% saturated brine (5 L). The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated to afford crude product. The crude product was purified by flash silica chromatography, elution gradient 50 to 80% EtOAc in isohexane. Pure fractions were evaporated to dryness to afford ethyl 2-(2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)propanamido)-3-oxobutanoate (1850 g, 68.7%).

Workup

  1. waitleft
  2. temperatureto warm to ambient temperature overnight
  3. customThe reaction was quenched with water (15 L)
  4. extractionextracted with EtOAc (3×5 L)
  5. washthe combined extracts washed with 50% saturated brine (5 L)
  6. dry with materialThe organic layer was dried over MgSO4
  7. filtrationfiltered
  8. customevaporated
  9. customto afford crude product
  10. customThe crude product was purified by flash silica chromatography, elution gradient 50 to 80% EtOAc in isohexane
  11. customPure fractions were evaporated to dryness

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3684f1ba484d46a489f8ed1f9c4f5ca1
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2011_08
Patent number
US07994179B2

Reaction notes

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