Hydrochloric Acid → (+/-)-1-BOC-amino-4-hydroxymethyl-2-cyclopentene

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15 g of crude (±)-1-amino-4-hydroxymethyl-2-cyclopentene hydrochloride were dissolved in a mixture of 150 ml of water and 150 ml of dioxane at room temperature under nitrogen. The solution was adjusted to pH 14 with 1N NaOH, then a diethyl ether solution of tert-butyloxy-carbonyl fluoride (BOC-F, 20% excess) was added, and the mixture was stirred for a further 3 h at room temperature (BOC-F prepared as disclosed in Synthesis 1975, 599). The pH was adjusted to 2 with conc. HCl. After distillation of the organic solvents, 50 ml of water were added to the residue, and the mixture was extracted with 3×100 ml of ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were completely evaporated. The residue was crystallized in a mixture of 110 ml of diisopropyl ether and 80 ml of n-hexane. 11.95 g of title compound were obtained. The yield was 56%.

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