Hydrochloric Acid → O-(4-fluorophenyl)-L-homoserine ethyl ester hydrochloride

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To a solution of BOC-L-homoserine t-butyl ester (3.2 g, 11.6 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran is added triphenylphosphine (7.59 g, 29 mmol), p-fluorophenol (2.08 g, 18.6 mmol) and 1,1′-azobis(N,N-dimethylformamide) (3.2 g, 18.6 mmol). The mixture is stirred overnight, washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, and the solvent is removed to give an orange oil. The oil is purified by flash chromatography (SiO2, 85% hexane/15% ethyl acetate) to give a clear oil which is dissolved in ethanol (100 mL) and the solution is saturated with HCl gas, then stirred overnight. The mixture is concentrated to give O-(4-fluorophenyl)-L-homoserine ethyl ester hydrochloride as a white solid.

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