Methanol → methyl (2R)-2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoate hydrochloride

HRID 540994Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 540994 reaction equation
[NH2:1][C@@H:2]([C:13]([OH:15])=[O:14])[CH2:3][C:4]1[C:12]2[C:7](=[CH:8][CH:9]=[CH:10][CH:11]=2)[NH:6][CH:5]=1.S(Cl)([Cl:18])=O.[CH3:20]O>>[ClH:18].[CH3:20][O:14][C:13](=[O:15])[C@@H:2]([CH2:3][C:4]1[C:12]2[C:7](=[CH:8][CH:9]=[CH:10][CH:11]=2)[NH:6][CH:5]=1)[NH2:1]

Participants

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Procedure

D-tryptophan (100 g) was suspended in methanol (500 mL) and the suspension was added to a solution of thionyl chloride (82.14 g) in methanol (500 mL) at 25° C. to 30° C. under nitrogen atmosphere. The resultant solution was stirred at reflux for 3 to 4 hours and the reaction mixture was concentrated to a residual volume of 150 mL. To the concentrated mixture, dichloromethane (700 mL) was added and the resultant solution was cooled to 0° C. to 5° C. with continuous stirring for 0.5 hours. The solid so obtained was filtered, washed with dichloromethane (200 mL), and dried in air at 40° C. to 45° C. to afford D-tryptophan methyl ester hydrochloride.

Workup

  1. temperatureat reflux for 3 to 4 hours
  2. concentrationthe reaction mixture was concentrated to a residual volume of 150 mL
  3. additionTo the concentrated mixture, dichloromethane (700 mL) was added
  4. temperaturethe resultant solution was cooled to 0° C. to 5° C.
  5. customThe solid so obtained
  6. filtrationwas filtered
  7. washwashed with dichloromethane (200 mL)
  8. customdried in air at 40° C. to 45° C.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0cf0831610f74e0d8ad673ceb3b91d31
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_10
Patent number
US08871932B2

Reaction notes

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