Water → (S)-2-(2-amino-4-iodo-benzoylamino)-3-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-propionic acid methyl ester

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A solution of 4-iodo-2-nitrobenzoic acid (0.35 g, 1.20 mmol) dissolved in SOCl2 (5 mL) was heated at reflux for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated and the resulting liquid was dissolved in DMF (5 mL). DMAP (161 mg, 1.32 mmol) and 2-amino-3-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-propionic acid methyl ester hydrochloride (0.37 g, 1.32 mmol) were added and the solution was stirred overnight at rt. The mixture was poured into water and extracted with EtOAc (3×). The organic layers were combined, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated to provide the crude product as a yellow oil. The oil was purified by flash chromatography (hexanes/EtOAc) to provide the product as a colorless oil (50%, 313 mg). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): 7.59 (d, J=8.1, 2H), 7.37 (d, J=8.2, 1H), 7.28 (d, J=2.0, 1H), 7.18 (d, J=8.0, 1H), 7.04 (dd, J=8.2, 2.0, 1H), 6.49 (d, J=7.4, 1H), 5.10-5.04 (m, 1H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 3.33-3.17 (m, 2H).

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