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HRID 432995Generated: October 29, 2026

Methanol → methyl (S)-2-amino-6-methyl-6-nitroheptanoate hydrochloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant(S)-2-amino-6-methyl-6-nitroheptanoic acidHCID 9834264—
Productmethyl (S)-2-amino-6-methyl-6-nitroheptanoate hydrochlorideHCID 9813744—

Reaction Steps

(S)-2-Amino-6-methyl-6-nitroheptanoic acid (20.5 g) was dissolved in methanol (177 ml) and thionyl chloride (7.34 ml) was gently added dropwise under ice-cooling. The mixture was refluxed under heating for 2.5 h, and methanol was concentrated under reduced pressure to give the objective compound (21.9 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06664412B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_12
ORD IDord-2afc4d03de2d4a8e9a7cf04e515001fb
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_12