Ethyl Acetate → (+)-2-Amino-3-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl)-propionic acid methyl ester

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A flask containing 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl)-acrylic acid methyl ester (620 mg), palladium on charcoal (10%, 100 mg), ethyl acetate (10 mL) and methanol (20 mL) was flushed with nitrogen, then hydrogen, before finally affixing a balloon of hydrogen. The reaction was allowed to stir overnight. The flask was flushed with nitrogen, filtered through celite, and concentrated to give 390 mg (quant.) which was used without purification. Mass spec.: 211.11 (MH)+.

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