Methanol → N-[[(5S)-3-(3,4-dihydro-1H-2-benzopyran-6-yl)-2-oxo-5-oxazolidinyl]methyl]acetamide

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A solution of phenylmethyl (3,4-dihydro-1H-2-benzopyran-6-yl)carbamate (Step 1, 1.60 g, 5.65 mmol) and MeOH (0.458 mL, 11.3 mmol) in dry DMF (5.6 mL) under N2 is cooled in an ice bath and treated with LiOtBu (1M in THF, 16.95 mL, 16.95 mmol) dropwise over 2 mins. Then, the (1S)-2-(acetylamino)-1-(chloromethyl)ethyl acetate (2.19 g, 11.3 mmol) is added all at once, the cooling bath is removed and the mixture is stirred at ambient temperature for 2.75 days and is then diluted with H2O (20 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (4×50 mL). The combined organic phase is washed with brine (25 mL), dried over MgSO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue is chromatographed on a Flash 40M silica gel (90 g, 32-63 μm) cartridge, eluting with a gradient of MeOH/CH2Cl2 (1/99-2/98). Those fractions with an Rf=0.23 by TLC (MeOH/CHCl3, 5/95) are pooled and concentrated and the product triturated with EtOAc to give 828 mg (50%) of the title compound as a white solid, mp 142-145° C. [α]25D=−24° (c 1.01, DMSO).

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