Methyl Ethyl Ketone → HCID 22175789, compound

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Glycine methylester hydrochloride (2.0 g, 16.0 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH/AcOH (9:1, 25 ml). Triethylamine (1.8 g, 18.0 mmol) was added followed by 2-butanone (1.3 g, 18.0 mmol). After 2 h at room temperature sodium triacetoxyborohydride (3.81 g, 18.0 mmol) was added. After 18 h at room temperature the solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was taken up in chloroform (200 ml). This solution was washed with sat. NaHCO3, water and brine, dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated in vacuo to give a colourless oil identified as the title compound (646 mg, 4.46 mmol, 28%).

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