Sodium borohydride → Trans-tert-butyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-((methylsulfonyl)oxy)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

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To a solution of (2R,4S)-1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-methanesulfonyloxy-2-methoxycarbonylpyrrolidine (3.96 g: 12.2 mmole) in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran (12 ml) and ethanol (18 ml), sodium borohydride (1.85 g: 48.8 mmole) is added in a nitrogen atmosphere under ice cooling. The mixture is stirred for 45 minutes at room temperature to give (2R,4S)-1-t-butoxycarbonyl-4-methanesulfonyloxypyrrolidine-2-methanol (2.97 g). Yield: 83%. Colorless crystals. mp. 95° to 96° C. NMR δ(CDCl3) ppm: 1.49(s, 9H), 1.7 to 2.1(m, 1H), 2.3 to 2.5(m, 1H), 3.06(s, 3H), 3.4 to 3.7(m, 2H), 3.7 to 4.0(m, 2H), 4.0 to 4.3(m, 1H), 5.2(m, 1H). IR ν (KBr) cm-1 : 3400, 3420, 1648.

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