2,2-Difluoro-2-(fluorosulfonyl)acetic acid → 4-Difluoromethoxy-pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 2-[2-(4-bromo-phenyl)-2-oxo-ethyl]ester 1-tert-butyl ester

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To 4-Hydroxy-pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 2-[2-(4-bromo-phenyl)-2-oxo-ethyl]ester 1-tert-butyl ester (500 mg) and Cu(I)I (45 mg) in MeCN (8 mL) at 45° C. was added 242 μl of difluoro-fluorosulfonyl-acetic acid in 2 mL of MeCN dropwise for 60 min. The reaction mixture was stirred at 45° C. for 60 min. and evaporated under reduced pressure, and resulting residue was taken up in ethyl acetate (100 mL). The organic phase was washed with brine (1×100 mL) and dried over sodium sulfate. After the solvent was removed, the resulting oil was subjected to silica gel chromatography using effluent of 10-50% ethyl acetate and hexanes. The fractions containing product were combined and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to provide 4-Difluoromethoxy-pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 2-[2-(4-bromo-phenyl)-2-oxo-ethyl]ester 1-tert-butyl ester (339 mg, 61%) as a clear oil.

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