1-Ethyl-3-(3'-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide → HCID 15098053, compound

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To a solution of N-(t-butoxycarbonyl)glycine (1.51 g, 8.62 mmol) in anhydrous methylene chloride (75 ml) were added p-nitrobenzyl alcohol (2.63 ml, 17.2 mmol), 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (hereinafter referred to as WSC) (3.3 g, 17.2 mmol) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (106 mg, 0.87 mmol) in an ice bath. The mixture was stirred at room temperature under an atmosphere of nitrogen overnight. After checking the completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution. The obtained organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column using hexane:ethyl acetate (2:1) as the eluant to afford N-(t-butoxycarbonyl)glycine p-nitrobenzyl ester (2.67 g, yield 100%) as white crystals.

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