Benzyl Alcohol → Benzyloxycarbonyl-2-(2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-3-yl)glycine benzyl ester

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In 100 ml of tetrahydrofuran were dissolved 4.6 g of benzyloxycarbonyl-2-(2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-3-yl)glycine and 2.5 ml of benzyl alcohol, and under cooling at 0°-5° C. 2.4 ml of pyridine and 3.6 g of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide were added to the solution in that order. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature as above for 4 hours and then at room temperature for 18 hours. The precipitated dicyclohexylurea were filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was poured into a mixture of 300 ml of 2 N hydrochloric acid and 300 ml of ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was separated, washed with 2 N hydrochloric acid, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The concentrate was chromatographed on a silica gel column and eluted with toluene-ethyl acetate (3:1). The eluate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in a small amount of ethyl ether. To this solution was added petroleum ether to give crystals. Yield 4.8 g.

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