tert-butyl 3-aminopropanoate

tert-Butyl 3-Aminopropanoate is an intermediate useful in the synthesis of rac-3-Oxo Atorvastatin Sodium Salt (O847150), which is a byproduct impurity of Atorvastatin Calcium (A791750), a selective, competitive HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Atorvastatin is the only drug in its class specfically indicated for lowering both elevated LDL-cholesterol and triglyceinhibitorrides in patients with hypercholesterolemia.