N~2~-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)-N-methoxy-N-methyl-D-alaninamide → HCID 71280220, compound

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In a round-bottomed flask, [(R)-1-(methoxy-methyl-carbamoyl)-ethyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (300 mg, 1.29 mmol) was dissolved in THF (8 ml). The solution was cooled to −16° C. (NaCl/ice bath) and benzylmagnesium chloride (1.0 M in diethyl ether, 3.8 ml, 3.8 mmol) was added dropwise. After the addition, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm slowly to room temperature and stirred for 5.5 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturated aqueous NH4Cl and extracted with EtOAc (2×). The combined organic layers were washed with water and brine then dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed over silica gel with EtOAc/hexanes (gradient 0-20% EtOAc) to afford 353 mg (99%) of ((R)-1-methyl-2-oxo-3-phenyl-propyl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester as a colorless oil.

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