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HRID 2968Generated: October 26, 2026

Formic Acid → N-formylphenylalanine methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
ReactantTriethylamineHCID 8471—
ReactantMethyl L-phenylalaninate hydrochlorideHCID 75736—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ProductN-formylphenylalanine methyl esterHCID 7016392—

Reaction Steps

To a mixture of 1 mmol of phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride and 2 mmol of triethylamine in 1 mL of DMF at 0 ° C. was added 2 mL of formic acid and 0.7 mL of acetic anhydride. After stirring for 16 h at rt, extractive isolation provided N-formylphenylalanine methyl ester.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05731432
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_03
ORD IDord-2f2ad81b1f6b433ea7c984999ad32978
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_03