Benzaldehyde → Methyl (4R)-2-phenyl-1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylate

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To a suspension of L-cysteine methyl ester hydrochloride (1.717 g, 10 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (5.0 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added benzaldehyde (1.02 mL, 10 mmol) followed by triethylamine (4.2 mL, 30 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 3.5 hrs, the resulting mixture was filtered through a pad of silica gel eluting with EtOAc. Evaporation of the filtrate gave the title compound (1.95 g, 88%) as a colorless oil. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:5) Rf=0.22.

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