Ethyl chloroacetate → ethyl N-{(1S,2S)-2-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]cyclopentyl}glycinate

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tert-Butyl [(1S,2S)-2-aminocyclopentyl]carbamate (900 mg, 4.49 mmol) (purchased from Sigma Aldrich) was taken up in acetonitrile (13 mL). Potassium carbonate (932 mg, 6.74 mmol) and ethyl chloroacetate (0.577 mL, 5.39 mmol) were added, and the resulting mixture was heated to 55° C. overnight. The resulting mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was taken up in EtOAc, washed with water and brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (0-100% EtOAc/hexanes) to afford ethyl N-{(1S,2S)-2-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]cyclopentyl}glycinate.

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