Hydrochloric Acid → L-Aspartic acid diethyl ester hydrochloride

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Absolute ethanol (420 ml) was cooled in ice and acetyl chloride (71.4 ml, 1.03 mol) was added dropwise to generate HCl in situ. After the addition, the reaction was stirred for additional 30 minutes. L-Aspartic acid (33.27 g, 0.25 mol) was added in one portion and the solution heated slowly after dissolution to reflux. Refluxing was continued until the reaction was complete (TLC). The reaction mixture was then cooled to 25° C. and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. Further drying under vacuum gave crude diethyl L-aspartate hydrochloride 2 as a viscous oil which crystallised on standing to a white solid, yield: 60 g (100%). This material was used without further purification. Spectral data for this sample were consistent with those given in the literature1. 13C NMR (75 MHz, d6-DMSO) 169.1, 168.2, 70.0, 60.9, 48.5, 34.2, 14.9 and 13.9.

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