Sodium Hydroxide → (3S)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-N-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]heptanamide

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A mixture of 8.75 g (17.4 mmol) of (2S)-2-{[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]amino}-1-({[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]amino}carbonyl)hexyl benzoate and 6.97 g (174 mmol) of sodium hydroxide in 175 mL of dioxane and 75 mL of water was heated at reflux for 3 h. Upon cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture was diluted with 100 mL of water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined ethyl acetate layers were dried over potassium carbonate and concentrated to afford 4.38 g (95%) of (3S)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-N-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]heptanamide as a white solid. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.08 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.39-7.20 (m, 5H), 4.99 (m, 1H), 4.51 (br s, 1H), 3.71 (d, J=3 Hz, 1H), 2.81 (m, 1H), 1.50-1.05 (m, 9H), 0.87 (t, 3H). ES-LCMS m/z 265 (M+H).

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