HCID 17851043, compound → HCID 54030461, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

In a mixture of water (36.5 ml) and 1N sodium hydroxide solution (29 ml) was dissolved N-acetyl-3-methoxy-4-methyl-DL-phenylalanine (7.28 g). Cobalt chloride (II) hexahydrate (36.5 mg) and acylase (Acylase Amano 36.5 mg) were added to the solution and the mixture was stirred at 37° C. for 15.5 hours while adjusting pH of the reaction mixture to 7.5 with 1N sodium hydroxide solution. Insoluble matters were removed by filtration and pH of the filtrate was adjusted to 3 with 6N hydrochloric acid. After extraction with ethyl acetate, the extract was washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent was evaporated under vacuum to give crude N-acetyl-3-methoxy-4-methyl-D-phenylalanine (3.17 g). The crude product was subjected again to the acylase reaction (15.2 mg cobalt chloride (II) hexahydrate, 152 mg acylase, 37° C., pH 7.5, 20 hours) to give pure N-acetyl-3-methoxy-4-methyl-D-phenylalanine (2.70 g) in the form of a viscous oily substance.

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