Acetyl chloride → methyl (2R)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanoate;hydrochloride

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Reaction Steps

Anhydrous methanol (50 mL) is taken in a 100 mL 2-necked round bottom flask fitted with a reflux condenser and an additional dropping funnel and cooled to ice temperature. Acetyl chloride (3 mL) is added drop wise through the dropping funnel. After 15 min, D-phenylalanine (3 g, 18.16 mmol) is added and the reaction mixture is refluxed at 70° C. for overnight. The reaction mixture is vacuo dried to obtain D-phenylalanine methylester hydrochloride in quantitative yield and used for further reaction without purification.

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