Triethylamine → (S)-3-((tert-Butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-fluoro-4-oxopentanoic acid

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A suspension of Boc-Asp-OH (8.11 mmol) and fluoroacetic anhydride (16.2 mmol) in benzene (30 ml) was treated with triethylamine (16.2 mmol) at room temperature. The catalyst 4-dimethylaminopyridine (0.41 mmol) was added to the solution and the reaction stirred for about 2 h at room temperature. About 100 ml benzene was added to the reaction mixture. The organic solution was washed with 1N HCl (2×50 ml), saturated NaHCO3 (2×50 ml), and saturated NaCl (2×50 ml), followed by drying over anhydrous MgSO4. The solvent was then removed by evaporation under reduced pressure. The resulting oil was applied to a 2.5×80 cm column of silica gel (60-200 mesh). The title compound was eluded with 2% methanol in chloroform.

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