Thionyl Chloride → HCID 18728951, compound

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To a chilled solution of Fmoc-norvaline (25 g, 73.75 mmol) in anhydrous methanol (469 mL) was added thionyl chloride (53.76 mL, 0.74 mol) over one hour. Thin layer chromatography in ethylacetate taken an hour later confirmed the completion of the reaction (Rf=0.85). The reaction mixture was concentrated and the remaining residue was picked-up in ethylacetate. The organic layer was washed with three 200 ml portions of saturated sodium bicarbonate followed by brine. The organic layer was dried and concentrated to afford the title product as a white solid (26.03 g) in quantitative yield. NMR δ ppm (CD3OD): 7.7 (m, 2H), 7.6 (m, 2H), 7.4 (m, 2H), 7.3 (m, 2H), 4.3 (m, 2H), 4.1 (m, 2H), 3.7 (s, 3H), 1.7 (m, 1H), 1.6 (m,1H), 1.4 (m, 2H), 0.95 (t, 3H).

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