Trifluoroacetic acid → Trifluoroacetate

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Boc-L-Asp(OBzl)-L-Phe-OBzl (9.91 g) was dissolved in a mixture of trifluoroacetic acid (50 ml) and dichloromethane (50 ml). The resultant solution was stored at room temperature for 2 hr. The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness to yield a residue which was triturated with ether, collected, washed thoroughly with ether and dried under high vacuum to yield L-Asp(OBzl)-L-Phe-OBzl, trifluoroacetate salt (8.36 g) as a white solid: NMR (CDCl3) δ2.88 (2H, m), 3.07 (2H, m), 4.33 (1H, m), 4.78 (1H, m), 5.02 (2H, s), 5.06 (2H, q), 6.20 (3H, v. br), 7.04 (2H, m), 7.26 (13H, m), 7.65 (1H, d); m/Z 461 (M +H)+.

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