Dimethyl Sulfate → (R)-N-benzyl-2-(ethoxycarbonylamino)-3-methoxypropionamide

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To a 500 mL three-neck round bottom flask, 7.2 g (0.027 mol) (R)-N-benzyl-2-(ethoxycarbonylamino)-3-hydroxypropionamide, 300 mL ethyl acetate, 27.2 g (0.216 mol) dimethyl sulfate, and 2.0 g tetrabutylammonium bromide were added in sequence. At a normal temperature, 24.8 g 50% potassium hydroxide (0.2214 mol) solution was added. After the reaction was completed, 100 mL water was added, and the mixture was stirred for several minutes, and stood for layering. An organic layer was separated, and washed with a saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated, to obtain a transparent oily substance, which was triturated with n-hexane, suction-filtered, washed, and dried, to obtain a white solid of 5.37 g (0.01916 mol). The molar yield was 70.96%.

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