Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 58010639, compound

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Methyl 2-((R)-2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)acetate (17.1 g, 90.9 mmol) was stirred in a 1:1 mixture of THF: 1 M HCl (200 mL) for 1 h at room temperature. After addition of NaCl to nearly saturate the aqueous layer, the mixture was extracted with EtOAc, and the extracts were dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. To the resulting oil dissolved in dry DMF (500 mL) was added HOBt (13.5 g, 100 mmol) and EDCI (19.2 g, 100 mmol). After stirring for 5 min, benzyl piperazine-1-carboxylate (19.3 mL, 100 mmol) and triethylamine (13.9 mL, 100 mmol) were added to the reaction mixture, which was left stirring at room temperature overnight. Purification via silica gel chromatography using 0-10% MeOH/CH2Cl2 provided a colorless oil 4-((R)-2-hydroxy-3-methoxycarbonyl-propionyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (6.71 g, 21%). LC/MS: m/z 351.5 (M+H)+ at 2.67 min (10%-99% CH3CN (0.035% TFA)/H2O (0.05% TFA)).

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