Potassium Carbonate → (R)-2-((tert-Butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-((2-nitrophenyl)amino)propanoic acid

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To a solution of 2-fluoronitrobenzene (3.45 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (60 mL), (R)-(−)-2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-3-amino-propionic acid (5 g) and potassium carbonate (6.77 g) were added, followed by stirring overnight at 70° C. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool down, poured into ice water, and then extracted with ethyl acetate. After 1 N hydrochloric acid was added to the aqueous layer to adjust pH to 3, the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was then evaporated under reduced pressure. n-Hexane was added to the residue to for crystallization. The resultant crystals were collected by filtration, whereby the title compound (7.9 g) was obtained. Yield: 99%.

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