“…Compound 16a was obtained as a white solid (0.95 g, 91%) according to the general procedure, starting from DCC (1.29 g, 6.27 mmol), Boc-Gly-OH 15a (1.0 g, 5.70 mmol), N-hydroxy succinimide (0.68 g, 5.93 mmol) in THF (20 mL) and taurine sodium salt (0.84 g, 5.70 mmol) in dioxane-water (1:1, 30 mL). 1 H NMR (300 MHz, D2O) δ = 3.82 (s, 2H, CH2-Gly), 3.67 (t, J = 6.0 Hz, 2H, CH2αCH2SO3H), 3.13 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H, CH2CH2βSO3H); 13 C NMR (75 MHz, D2O) δ = 166.5 (CO-Gly), 49.1 (CH2CβH2SO3H), 40.1 (CH2-Gly), 34.8 (CαH2CH2SO3H); HRMS for C4H10N2O4S [M-H]calcd. : 181.0288, found: 181.0290.…”