Sulfuryl chloride → N-Benzyloxycarbonyl 2-chloro-4,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine

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N-Benzyloxycarbonyl 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycine (0.79 g, 2.5 mmole) in acetic acid (10 ml) was treated with sulphuryl chloride (0.2 ml), stirred at room temperature for two hours then diluted with ethyl acetate (50 ml), washed with water (2×3 ml) and brine (20 ml), dried and evaporated to a gum which was crystallized from chloroform, 0.36 g, 41%, mp 141°-143°.

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