Water → HCID 21949598, compound

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7.77 g of the above synthesized 2-isobutyrylamino-pent-4-enoic acid (41.95 mmol) were dissolved in 36.5 ml of pyridine, treated with 19.83 ml of acetic anhydride (5 eq.), and heated to 100° for 1 h. After cooling, 28.3 ml of water were added and the mixture kept for 20 Min. at 90°. Careful pouring onto crashed ice/HCl, twofold extraction with AcOEt, washing with water and brine, drying over magnesium sulfate, and evaporation of the solvents, followed by flash chromatography (silica gel, hexane/AcOEt=1/1) left finally 6.63 g of the title compound as yellowish oil.

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