Trifluoroacetic acid → p-Toluenesulfonic acid

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Ten (10) g of Boc-(13C-Leu)-OH.H2O was dissolved in ethanol (50 ml)-water (20 ml) and 6.52 g of cesium carbonate dissolved in 20 ml of distilled water was added. After concentration under reduced pressure, ethanol and toluene were added and the remaining water was azeotropically removed out to yield a gel product, which was suspended in 300 ml of DMF. To the suspension, 5.2 ml of benzyl bromide was added dropwise at room temperature while being stirred. After stirring at room temperature for 45 minutes, the solvent was distilled out under reduced pressure. Ethyl acetate was added and washed with water. After drying over anhydrous sodium sulfate, ethyl acetate was distilled out under reduced pressure to yield an oily product. To the product, 59 ml of TFA was added and stirred at room temperature for 40 minutes. After adding 8.37 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate, TFA was distilled out under reduced pressure. Diisopropyl ether was added to the residue to crystallize to yield TosOH.H-(13C-Leu)-OBzl.

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