Hydrochloric Acid → n-(Benzyloxycarbonyl)-4-amino-3-methyl-l-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride salt

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To a solution of N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-4-[(1,1-dimethylethoxy)carbonyl]amino-3-methyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester (4.52 mmol, 2 g) in dioxane (12 mL) was added 4N hydrochloric acid in dioxane (48 mmol, 2 mL) at room temperature and the solution was stirred for approximately 2 h as a white precipitate was formed. The solids were diluted with diethyl ether, the mother liquor was decanted and the residue was dried first on a rotary evaporator and then under high vacuum to afford 1.487 g (87% yield) of N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-4-amino-3-methyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride salt as an amorphous yellow solid. FAB-HRMS m/e calcd for C19H22N2O4 (M+H) 343.0142, found 343.0144.

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