Tert-butyl 3-(methylamino)propanoate → tert-butyl N-(3-cyano-5-fluorobenzyl)-methyl-beta-alaninate

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The title compound was prepared according the general procedure 10, starting from 3-(bromomethyl)-5-fluorobenzonitrile (Intermediate 24 Step 1, 750 mg, 3.5 mmol) and tert-butyl N-methyl-beta-alaninate (670 mg, 4.2 mmol, prepared as described in Biorg. Med. Chem. (11) 2003, 3083-3099). It was isolated as a pale yellow oil. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 300 MHz) δ 7.73 (ddd, J=8.6, 2.6, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (s, 1H), 7.56-7.45 (m, 1H), 3.53 (s, 2H), 2.60 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 2H), 2.38 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 2H), 2.12 (s, 3H), 1.40 (s, 9H). LC/MS (Method B): 293.3 (M+H)+. HPLC (Method A) Rt 2.61 min (Purity: 96.2%).

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