Pyridine → N-chloroacetyl-N-phenylglycine methyl ester

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To methylene chloride (20 ml) was added N-phenylglycine methyl ester (2.02 g, 10 mmol) and pyridine (1.58 g, 20 mmol) and the mixture was stirred. To the mixture was added dropwise a solution of chloroacetyl chloride (1.13 g, 10 mmol) in methylene chloride (3 ml) at room temperature and the resulting mixture was stirred for 15 hours, washed with water, dried and evaporated. The resultant residue was crystallized from isopropyl ether to give N-chloroacetyl-N-phenylglycine methyl ester (1.67 g, 70%) as a colorless powder.

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