L-Threonine → 3-Hydroxy-2-(4-phenylethynyl-benzoylamino)-butyric acid methyl ester

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A solution of threonine (1.66 g, 9.8 mmol) and DIEA (1.53 ml, 8.8 mmol) in DMF (10 ml) was added to a stirred solution of 4-phenylethynyl-benzoic acid 3 (1.55 g, 7.0 mmol) and DIEA (1.53 ml, 8.8 mmol) in DMF (11 ml) at rt. After 12 h, the reaction was diluted with EtOAc (300 ml) and washed with 0.5M HCl (2×60 ml), sat. aq. NaHCO3 (60 ml), 50% diluted brine (60 ml), sat. brine (60 ml), dried with Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. Upon drying in vacuo, 2.34 g of white solid was obtained (approximately quantitative yield in 99% purity).

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