Acetic Acid → HCID 59497642, compound

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To a mixture of 1,2-phenylenediamine (3.0 g, 27.7 mmol) and levulinic acid methyl ester (2.7 mL, 21.8 mmol) in 1,2-dichloroethane (25 mL) was added sodium triacetoxyborohydride (4.6 g, 21.7 mmol) and acetic acid (1.5 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc (100 mL) and washed with H2O (75 mL×3). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated. The resulting residue was purified by CombiFlash with 40% EtOAc in Hexane as the eluent to afford the desired 4-(2-amino-phenylamino)-pentanoic acid methyl ester (1.05 g, 22%).

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