Sodium Iodide → Dibenzyl (S)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-1,2-dicarboxylate

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To a solution of (S)-2,5-dihydro-pyrrole-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 1-benzyl ester (29.6 g, 120 mmol) in DMF (250 mL) were added cesium carbonate (42.9 g, 132 mmol) followed by benzyl bromide (17.09 mL, 144 mmol) and sodium iodide (2.15 g, 14.37 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at RT for 48 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with water (500 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×200 mL). The organic extracts were combined and washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated. The crude residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel (c-hexane/EtOAc 4:1) to give the desired material. MS (UPLC/MS): 338 [MH-Boc]+; tR (HPLC conditions b): 2.31 min.

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