Potassium Carbonate → ethyl (S)-4-[[1-(aminocarbonyl)propyl]amino]butyrate

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of powdered potassium carbonate (14.0 g, 96.2 mmol, 5 equiv.), ethyl-4-aminobutyrate (IVb) (6.5 g, 38.6 mmol, 2 equiv.) and methanesulfonic acid (R)-1-carbamoyl-propyl ester (IIi) (3.5 g, 19.3 mmol, 1 equiv.) in acetonitrile (40 ml, 11 vol.) is heated to 80° C. for 17 hours. The mixture is then filtered and the cake rinsed with acetonitrile (30 ml). Combined filtrates are concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. The crude methyl-(S)-4-(1-carbamoylpropylamino)butyrate (VIg) obtained as a yellow oil is used directly in the next step.

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