Methyl 3-((2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl)amino)propanoate

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Mono-BOC-ethylenediamine (2) (16.28 g, 0.102 mol) was dissolved in acetonitrile (400 mL) and methyl acrylate (91.5 mL, 1.02 mol) was transferred to the mixture with acetonitrile (200 mL). The solution was refluxed overnight under nitrogen in the dark to avoid polymerization of methyl acrylate. After evaporation to dryness in vacuo, a mixture of water and ether (200 mL+200 mL) was added, and the solution was filtered and vigorously stirred. The aqueous phase was extracted one additional time with ether and then freeze dried to yield a yellow solid. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate yielded 13.09 g (46%) of the title compound. M.p. 138°-140° C. Anal. for C11H23 N2O4Cl, found (calc.) C: 46.49 (46.72) H: 8.38 (8.20) N: 9.83 (9.91) Cl: 12.45 (12.54). 1H-NMR (90 MHz; DMSO-d6) δ: 1.39 (s, 9H); 2.9 (m, 8H); 3.64 (s, 3H). The solution was refluxed overnight under nitrogen in the dark After evaporation to dryness in vacuo a mixture of water and ether (200 mL+200 mL) was added the solution was filtered The aqueous phase was extracted one additional time with ether freeze dried to yield a yellow solid Recrystallization from ethyl acetate

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Mono-BOC-ethylenediamine (2) (16.28 g, 0.102 mol) was dissolved in acetonitrile (400 mL) and methyl acrylate (91.5 mL, 1.02 mol) was transferred to the mixture with acetonitrile (200 mL). The solution was refluxed overnight under nitrogen in the dark to avoid polymerization of methyl acrylate. After evaporation to dryness in vacuo, a mixture of water and ether (200 mL+200 mL) was added, and the solution was filtered and vigorously stirred. The aqueous phase was extracted one additional time with ether and then freeze dried to yield a yellow solid. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate yielded 13.09 g (46%) of the title compound. M.p. 138°-140° C. Anal. for C11H23 N2O4Cl, found (calc.) C: 46.49 (46.72) H: 8.38 (8.20) N: 9.83 (9.91) Cl: 12.45 (12.54). 1H-NMR (90 MHz; DMSO-d6) δ: 1.39 (s, 9H); 2.9 (m, 8H); 3.64 (s, 3H). The solution was refluxed overnight under nitrogen in the dark After evaporation to dryness in vacuo a mixture of water and ether (200 mL+200 mL) was added the solution was filtered The aqueous phase was extracted one additional time with ether freeze dried to yield a yellow solid Recrystallization from ethyl acetate