N-Acetyl-DL-alanine → Nalpha-acetyl-N-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl) alaninamide

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To a solution of 2-amino-5-methoxyphenol hydrochloride (5.24 g, 29.8 mmol), N-acetyl-D,L-alanine (3.91 g, 29.8 mmol) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (4.03 g, 29.8 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) were added triethylamine (4.15 mL, 29.8 mmol) and 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (5.72 g, 29.8 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 days. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, and the mixture was washed with 1N hydrochloric acid, 10% aqueous potassium carbonate solution and saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the obtained residue was purified by basic silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate to methanol:ethyl acetate=1:4), and triturated with ethyl acetate to give the title compound (740 mg, yield 9.8%).

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