I am preparing L-Methyl 2-(3,5-dinitrobenzamido)-3-phenylpropanoate. I checked the CD spectra of L- phenyl alanine methyl ester and L-Methyl 2-(3,5-dinitrobenzamido)-3-phenylpropanoate. The amino acid ester shows a peak at 218 nm in ethanol, but no peak for the later product.