Triethylamine → (R)-3-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-N,N-dimethyl-succinamic acid benzyl ester

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Triethylamine (2.8 mL, 20.0 mmol) was added at 0° C. to a solution of Boc-D-aspartic acid 4-benzyl ester (5.00 g, 15.0 mmol) in dichloromethane, then ethyl chloroformate (1.91 mL, 20.0 mmol) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h at 0° C., then a solution of dimethylamine hydrochloride (2.65 g, 32.0 mmol) and triethylamine (4.53 mL, 32.0 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 mL) were added dropwise. The reaction mixture was allowed to reach room temperature over 16 h, then washed with brine, and concentrated. Chromatography (SiO2; heptane-ethyl acetate gradient) produced (R)-3-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-N,N-dimethyl-succinamic acid benzyl ester (3.77 g, 70%). Colorless oil, m/e=351.4 ([M+H]+).

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