Trifluoroacetic acid → HCID 67151741, compound

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To a solution of (S,E)-tert-butyl 4-(4-bromostyryl)-2,2-dimethyloxazolidine-3-carboxylate (13 g) in acetonitrile (30 ml) were added sequentially water (35 ml) and a solution of trifluoroacetic acid (18.3 ml) in water (50 ml). The mixture was heated at 80° C. for 3 hours. The mixture was then cooled to room temperature and diluted with ethyl acetate/THF (1:1). The resulting mixture was washed sequentially with 1 N aq. sodium hydroxide solution and saturated brine, the phases were then separated and the organic phase was dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was triturated in diethyl ether (40 ml) and the resulting crystals were collected by filtration to afford (E)-(S)-2-amino-4-(4-bromo-phenyl)-but-3-en-1-ol (5.59 g, 68%) as a brown solid. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO2; gradient: 0-30% MeOH in dichloromethane) to afford a further amount of (E)-(S)-2-amino-4-(4-bromo-phenyl)-but-3-en-1-ol (2.21 g, 27%) as a brown solid. MS (ISP): 227.1 ([{81Br}M+H—NH3]+), 225.1 ([{79Br}M+H—NH3]+).

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