Water → Tert-butyl 3-(4-formyl-3-methylphenoxy)azetidine-1-carboxylate

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A slurry of sodium hydride (60%, 0.12 g, 3.10 mmol) in DMF (4 ml) was cooled by an ice-bath. Under nitrogen, 4-hydroxy-2-methylbenzaldehyde in DMF (2 ml) was added. The mixture was stirred for 30 min and then tert-butyl 3-(methylsulfonyloxy)azetidine-1-carboxylate in DMF (4 ml) was added. The mixture was heated to 100° C. using an oil bath for 3 days and then cooled to RT. Water (100 ml) was added while stirring. The mixture was extracted trice with EtOAc. The combined organic solutions were dried (MgSO4) and then evaporated. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc/heptane (10:90). There was obtained 120 mg (20%) of partly purified 69A as an oil. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): δ 1.46 (s, 9H), 2.64 (s, 3H), 4.01 (m, 2H), 4.33 (m, 2H), 4.94 (m, 1H), 6.60 (d, 1H), 6.66 (dd, 1H), 7.76 (d, 1H), 10.13 (s, 1H).

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