2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione → tert-Butyl (3-(2,2-dimethyl-4,6-dioxo-1,3-dioxan-5-ylidene)-3-hydroxypropyl)carbamate

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A stirred solution of 2,2-dimethyl-[1,3]dioxane-4,6-dione (7.5 g, 52 mmol), 3-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-propionic acid (9.45 g, 50 mmol), 4-dimethylamino pyridin (9.6 g) in dichloromethane (525 ml) was added dropwise slowly with the solution of N-ethyl-N′-(dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide hydrochloride (11.0 g, 57.5 mmol) in dichloromethane (325 ml). Upon completion of the addition, the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight, washed with 5% aqueous potassium bisulfate solution (300 ml×4), dried, filtered and concentrated to give [3-(2,2-dimethyl-4,6-dioxo-[1,3]dioxan-5-ylidene)-3-hydroxy-propyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (18.75 g, 97%) as a light yellow solid.

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