Acetic Acid → HCID 57635075, compound

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To a solution of 2.1 g (0.014 mole) of 2-methyl-3-oxo-butanoic acid ethyl ester and 40 mL of dichloroethane was added 1.37 g (0.016 mole) of cyclopentylamine. The mixture was stirred for 1.5 hours, then 4.63 g (0.020 mole) of sodium triacetoxyborohydride and 0.84 g (0.014 mole) of acetic acid were added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours and then quenched by the addition of 50 mL of saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate. After 20 minutes, the organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted twice with 30 mL of dichloromethane. The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to afford the crude product as yellow oil. Purification of the residue by silica gel chromatography, eluting with hexanes-ethyl acetate (30:70) gave 1.5 g of (rac)-3-cyclopentylamino-2-methyl-butanoic acid ethyl ester.

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