“…Mp 172-175°C (from cold methanol); IR v max /cm À1 (KBr) 3500-2500, 3435, 3305, 3035, 2928, 2853, 1691, 1653, 1513, 1473, 1444, 1388, 757; 1 (8) To activate hapten BLa5 (7) for protein conjugation, the N-succinimidyl ester was prepared ( Fig. 1) according to a previously described procedure (Esteve-Turrillas et al, 2010). Briefly, acid 7 (30 mg, 0.068 mmol) and N,N 0 -disuccinimidyl carbonate (DSC) (27.9 mg, 0.109 mmol, 1.6 equiv.)…”