Methyl bromoacetate → N-(7-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)glycine methyl ester

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367.0 g of 1-amino-7-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene are solved in 1500 ml of diethyl ether. To this solution is dropwise added a solution of 158.3 g of bromoacetic acid methyl ester in 450 ml of diethyl ether. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 70 hours. The precipitate is separated and the solution is concentrated to dryness, yielding N-(7-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl) glycine methyl ester quantitatively.

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