Ethyl chloroacetate → Methyl 2-[[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino]-3-((2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)amino]propanoate

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A mixture of methyl 3-amino-2-([(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino]propanoate trifluoroacetate (8.9 g) and triethylamine (30.6 ml) in dimethylformamide (89 ml) was treated by a slow dropwise addition of a solution of ethyl chloroacetate (7.8 ml) in dimethylformamide (20 ml). After stirring at room temperature for 12 hours, triethylamine (20.4 ml) was added again, and the mixture was treated by a slow dropwise addition of a solution of ethyl chloroacetate (5.2 ml) in dimethylformamide (15 ml) and stirred at room temperature for further 6 hours. The system was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate and the organic phase was washed with saturated brine, dried (MgSO2) and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by a column chromatography on a silica gel (hexane:ethyl acetate=1:4) to obtain methyl 2-[[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino]-3-((2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)amino]propanoate (6.6 g) as a colorless oil.

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