Acetic Acid → N6-(1-Oxohexadecyl)-L-lysine

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Following the procedure of A. Paquet Can. J. Chem. 54, 733 (1976), 353 mg. (1 mmol) of the succinimidylester of hexadecanoic acid, prepared as in example 2, was suspended in 2 ml acetone and added to a solution of 183 mg (1 mmol) L-lysine hydrochloride and 0.27 ml (ca. 2 mmol) triethylamine in 2 ml water. The reaction mixture was stirred vigorously for at least 4 h, then neutralized with acetic acid and diluted with water. The precipitate was removed by filtration and washed with water, methanol and ether. Repeated crystallizations from acetic acid/water and acetic acid gave 280 mg (73%) colourless crystals, m.p. 240°-245° C. (reported 210°-220° C.)

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