Dimethylformamide → Boc-L-phenylalanine methyl ester

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To a mixture of N-tert-butoxycarbonylphenylalanine (13.3 g, 50.0 mmol), potassium hydrogencarbonate (10.0 g, 100 mmol) and N,N-dimethylformamide (80 mL) was added methyl iodide (5 mL, 80 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 h, and water (200 mL) was added. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate-benzene (1:1), and the organic layer was washed successively with water, 5% aqueous sodium sulfite solution and saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated and the obtained residue was separated and purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate, 90:10) to give 13.6 g (96%) of N-tert-butoxycarbonylphenylalanine methyl ester as a colorless oil.

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