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HRID 1034512Generated: October 30, 2026

Formic Acid → (2R,4S)-1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-formyloxy-2-methoxycarbonylpyrrolidine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
ReactantTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
Reactantethyl N-ethoxycarbonyliminocarbamateHCID 220568—
Reactant(2R,4R)-4-Hydroxy-pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 1-tert-butyl ester 2-methyl esterHCID 6951202—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product(2R,4S)-1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-formyloxy-2-methoxycarbonylpyrrolidineHCID 1058830679.4%

Reaction Steps

To a solution of (2R,4R)-1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-hydroxy-2-methoxycarbonylpyrrolidine (2.45 g: 10 mmole) in tetrahydrofuran (10 ml), formic acid (453 μl: 12 mmole), triphenylphosphine (3.15 g: 12 mmole), and diethyl azodicarboxylate (1.89 ml: 12 mmole) are successively is added in a nitrogen atmosphere under ice cooling. The mixture is stirred for 30 minutes at the same temperature to give (2R,4S)-1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-formyloxy-2-methoxycarbonylpyrrolidine (2.17 g). Yield: 79%. Colorless oil. NMR δ(CDCl3) ppm: 1.44(d, J=7.8 Hz, 9H), 2.1 to 2.6(m, 2H), 3.5 to 3.9(m, 5H), 4.4(m, 1H), 5.4(m, 1H), 8.0(s, 1H).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05317016
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_05
ORD IDord-a41f6f3b89fe4894b105aabcbaf3f8b6
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_05