Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide → 1-(N-Methoxyacetylglycyl)-2-cyanoaziridine

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Reaction Steps

2.94 g. N-Methoxyacetylglycine are dissolved in 29 ml. tetrahydrofuran and mixed, with stirring and ice cooling, with 1.36 g. 2-cyanoaziridine and 4.3 g. dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, whereafter the reaction mixture is stirred for 2 hours. After filtering off the dicyclohexylurea, from the filtrate there are obtained 2.8 g. of crystals which, for purification, are dissolved in ethyl acetate and reprecipitated with ligroin. There is thus obtained 1-(N-methoxyacetylglycyl)-2-cyanoaziridine; M.p. 70°-72° C.

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