A general method has been developed for the synthesis of N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl N-carboxyanhydrides from beta-amino acids using Vilsmeier complex. These beta-UNCA are stable, and the reactivity with different nucleophiles (alcohol, amine, lithium enolate) was studied.
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