Penicillamine → 4-Thiazolidinecarboxylic acid, 2-(2-(dimethylamino)-2-oxoethyl)-2,5,5-trimethyl-

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A suspension of 2.00 g (13.4 mmoles) of D-penicillamine and 1.73 g (13.4 mmoles) of N,N-dimethylacetoacetamide in 15 ml of dry benzene, and 0.6 g of anhydrous magnesium sulfate was refluxed for 3.5 hours under a stream of argon. The reaction mixture became clear and then the solvent was distilled off. The resulting residue was dissolved in hot methyl alcohol. Insolubles were removed by filtration and the solvent was again distilled off. The residue was crystallized from chloroform and further recrystallized from ethyl alcohol-ether to give 2.3 g of 4-carboxy-2,5,5-trimethylthiazolidine-2-N,N-dimethylacetamide as colorless prisms.

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