Methyl iodide → HCID 178476334, compound

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To an ice-cooled and stirred solution of the crude 26.0 g trans-acetic acid 4-(2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-ethyl)-cyclohexylmethyl ester and 5.77 ml (92.6 mmol) methyliodide in 300 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide was added within 15 minutes 4.04 g (92.58 mmol) sodium hydride (55% in oil). After stirring over night at room temperature, additional 1.65 ml (26.5 mmol) methyliodide and 1.16 g (26.5 mmol) of sodium hydride were added and the reaction-mixture was then stirred for another 1 hour at room temperature. It was then partitioned between Et2O, 1N hydrogen chloride solution and water. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue then chromatographed on silica gel with a 4:1 v/v mixture of hexane and ethylacetate as the eluent giving 18.7 g (68% over 3 steps) of pure trans-acetic acid 4-[2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl-methyl-amino)-ethyl]-cyclohexylmethyl ester as colorless viscous oil, MS: 214 [(M-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)) H+].

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