1-Ethyl-3-(3'-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide → N-[(1,1-Dimethylethoxy)carbonyl]-L-alanyl-L-proline phenylmethyl ester

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N-t-butyloxycarbonyl-L-alanine (3.8 g, 20 m mole), L-proline benzyl ester hydrochloride (5 g, 20.6 m mole) and 1-hydroxy benzotriazole, which is hereinafter referred to as HOBt (2.7 g, 20 m mole) were suspended in tetrahydrofuran, which is hereinafter referred to as THF (50 ml). N,N'-dimethylaminopropylethylcarbodiimide, which is hereinafter referred to as WSC (3.8 ml) in THF (10 ml) solution was added dropwisely to the above suspended solution while cooling at -15° C. and stirring. The reaction was carried for 3 hours at a temperature of less than 0° C. and thereafter at room temperature overnight. The thus obtained solution was distilled under reduced pressure leaving a residue. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate and washed with 1N hydrochloric acid, water, 5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate and water in order, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The thus obtained solution was distilled under reduced pressure leaving a residue. The residue was recrystallized in ether-n-hexan to give N-t-butyloxycarbonyl-L-alanyl-L-proline benzyl ester (6.7 g, yield: 89%) having melting point of 71° to 72° C. This product gave one spot by thin layer chromatography (developing solvent; chloroform:methanol:acetic acid=95:5:3, colour forming method; spraying with 0.1% ninhydrin and heating).

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