Acetic Acid → N-Acetyl-L-phenylalanine

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Phenylalanine (1 g, 6.05 mmol) and acetic acid (20 mL) were mixed together and heated at 150° C. in a microwave for one hour. The excess acetic acid was removed using a rotary evaporator. The residue was taken up in toluene and the solvent was removed using a rotary evaporator. The residue was stirred in methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) at ambient temperature for one hour. The mixture was filtered and the solid was washed with MTBE. The solid was dried in a vacuum oven at 60° C. The product was obtained as a white solid (983 mg, 78.4%). 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 1.79 (s, 3H), 2.84 (dd, 1H), 3.05 (dd, 1H), 4.41 (td, 1H), 7.09-7.33 (m, 6H), 8.20 (d, 1H).

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