Propionyl chloride → 3-[(Phenyl-propionyl-amino)-methyl]-azepane-1-carboxylic acid benzyl ester

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Et(iPr)2N (0.24 mL, 1.38 mmol) was added to a stirring solution of crude 3-phenylaminomethyl-azepane-1-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (148) in CH2Cl2 (2.3 mL) under N2. The reaction was cooled to 0° C. in an ice bath, then propionyl chloride (0.22 mL, 2.53 mmol) was added dropwise. The reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature overnight. The reaction was then judged complete by TLC. It was concentrated in vacuo and EtOAc and 10% NaOH (aq) were added. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo, and purified by automated silica gel chromatography with 96:2:2 Hexanes:CH2Cl2:2N NH, in EtOH to obtain 3-[(phenyl-propionyl-amino)-methyl]-azepane-1-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (149) (0.3266 g) in 72% yield for two steps.

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