Acetyl chloride → L-Serine, ethyl ester, hydrochloride (1:1)

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A mixture of (2S)-2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoate (25 g, 238 mmol) and acetyl chloride (34 ml, 476 mmol) in absolute ethanol (250 ml) was stirred at 50° for 18 hr. The volatiles were removed in vacuo until the volume was reduced to ˜100 ml. Upon cooling the resultant precipitate was collected, washed with ether and hexane to give the title compound as a white powder (26.3 g, 65%). δH NMR (DMSO d6) 8.47 (3H, br s), 5.58 (1H, dd), 4.20 (2H, q), 4.08 (1H, t), 3.81 (2H, dd), 1.23 (3H, t).

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