Dimethyl Sulfoxide → 1,1-Dimethylethyl (2S,4R)-2-formyl-4-[(methylsulfonyl)oxy]-1-pyrrolidinecarboxylate

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A solution of oxalyl chloride (1.71 g, 13.5 mmol) in methylene chloride (50 ml) was cooled to -78° C. and a solution of dimethyl sulfoxide (2.18 g, 27.1 mmol) in methylene chloride (5 ml) was added thereto. This solution was stirred for 10 minutes. To this solution was added a solution of the alcohol crude product obtained by the above reaction in methylene chloride (10 ml). The mixture was stirred for 10 minutes, and then triethylamine (4.76 ml, 33.9 mmol) was dropwise added at the same temperature. The reaction solution was gradually warmed to 20° C. over a period of 2 h. To the reaction mixture was added saturated aqueous ammonium chloride, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (heptane-ethyl acetate=1:4) to give the title compound (829 mg, yield: 84.5%).

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