Sodium t-butoxide → (7RS)-7-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-7-(methoxymethyl)-1,4-oxazepan-3-one

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To a solution of 2-chloro-N-[(3RS)-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-4-methoxybutyl]acetamide (2.10 g) in THF (150 ml) was added sodium tert-butoxide (592 mg), and the mixture was heated under reflux for 10 min. The reaction mixture was quenched with water, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent; hexane:ethyl acetate (1:1)-ethyl acetate:methanol (4:1)) to give the title compound (2.13 g).

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