tert-Butyl methyl ether → 4-Methoxybutyryl carnitine

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4.5 g (0.02 moles) of carnitine hydrochloride were dissolved in 6 ml of trifluoroacetic acid. To this solution 4-methoxybutyryl chloride was added. The resulting mixture was kept under stirring at room temperature for 16 days. Subsequently tert-butyl methyl ether was added to the mixture. An oil precipitated which was treated with anhydrous acetonitrile in order to remove the undesired carnitine. To the acetonitrile solution tert-butyl methyl ether was added and 4-methoxybutyryl carnitine precipitated. Yield 50%.

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