CONVENIENT AND SCALABLE SYNTHESIS OF ETHYL N-[(2-BOC-AMINO) ETHYL] GLYCINATE AND ITS HYDROCHLORIDE SALT

摘要

The present invention discloses an improved synthesis of ethyl N-[(2-Boc-amino)ethyl]glycinate and its hydrochloride salt. The synthesis is based on the reductive alkylation of Boc-ethylenediamine with ethyl glyoxylate hydrate and furnishes the title compound in near quantitative yield and high purity without chromatography. This compound is suitable, as is, for the synthesis peptide nucleic acid monomers. Further, conversion to the hydrochloride salt provides a stable, non-hygroscopic solid that is a convenient form for handling and storage.