Methanol → L-Phenylalanine, methyl ester

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Reaction Steps

6.61 mL of SOCl2 and 40 mL of methanol were thoroughly mixed in an ice bath for 30 minutes, followed by mixing with 10 g of L-phenylalanine. The mixture was subjected to a reflux reaction at 70° C. for 24 hours, followed by evaporating, re-crystallizing in ether, filtering and drying to obtain a product of 11.5 g (88.3%) of L-phenylalanine methyl ester 2. The analytic data of the product are as follows: 1H-NMR (D2O, 400 MHz), δ(ppm): 7.36-7.20 (m, 5H, Ar), 4.36-4.34 (t, 1H, J=6, H2NHCH), 3.75 (s, 3H, OCH3), 3.30-3.12 (m, 2H, CH2Ar); 13C-NMR (D2O, 100 MHz), δ(ppm): 170.2, 133.9, 129.5, 129.4, 129.3, 128.3, 128.1, 54.2, 53.7, 35.7; ESI-MS (m/z): calcd. 179.22, found 180.13 [M+H]+; Anal. Calcd (Found) for C10H13NO2.HCl: C, 55.69 (55.32); H, 6.45 (6.54); N, 6.49 (6.35).

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