tert-Butyl (2R)-2-bromopropanoate → HCID 60104788, compound

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Racemic 1-o-tolyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinoline (0.67 g, 3.00 mmol) is added to a solution of (R)-(+)-2-bromo-propionic acid tert-butyl ester (0.50 g, 2.39 mmol) in acetonitrile (10 mL) and the mixture was stirred at 85° C. for 16 hours. After cooling to room temperature the reaction is diluted with ethyl acetate (100 mL) and saturated sodium bicarbonate (100 mL) and the organic layer isolated, washed with water (2×100 mL), brine (1×100 mL), and dried over magnesium sulfate. Filtration and concentration are followed by flash chromatography on SiO2 using 40:1 hexane:ethyl ether to afford 2-(S)-(1-o-tolyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl)-propionic acid tert-butyl ester as a colorless syrup.

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