Acetic Anhydride → N-acetyl-N-methyl-L-alanine methyl ester

In 300 ml of chloroform was dissolved 33.7g (0.22 mol) of N-methyl-L-alanine methyl ester hydrochloride, followed by addition of 65 ml of acetic anhydride and 110 ml of triethylamine. The mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 24 hours and, after the excess acetic anhydride was decomposed with water, the solution was neutralized with sodium bicarbonate. The chloroform layer was separated and the water layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (120 ml × 5). The chloroform and ethyl acetate layers were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure. The brown-colored oily residue was dissolved in chloroform and washed with an aqueous solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate, followed by concentration under reduced pressure. By the above procedure was obtained 31.8 g of N-acetyl-N-methyl-L-alanine methyl ester.

1. customThe chloroform layer was separated
2. extractionthe water layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (120 ml × 5)
3. concentrationconcentrated under reduced pressure
4. dissolutionThe brown-colored oily residue was dissolved in chloroform
5. washwashed with an aqueous solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate
6. concentrationfollowed by concentration under reduced pressure

ORD record

ord-acacd8ca7bd74f079130ccb9a4d13f2d

Source dataset

uspto-grants-1979_01

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US04137230