Diisopropyl Ether → D-tert-leucine

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The filtrate obtained at dibenzoyl-d-tartrate salt stage (step.ii), was treated with a small amount of diisopropyl ether to remove any traces of dibenzoyl-d-tartaric acid and was concentrated under reduced pressure at 55° C. The residue obtained was stirred with small amount of acetone and filtered to obtain D-tert-leucine as a colorless solid (90% yield, 98.8% D-tert-leucine and 1.2% L-tert-leucine).

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