2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine → 1-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)-2-pyrroleboronic Acid

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Reaction Steps

n-Butyllithium (29 ml of a 1.6M solution in hexane, 47.4 mmol) was added dropwise over 10 minutes to a solution of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (6.7 g, 47.4 mmol) in THF (175 ml) cooled to −78° C. A solution of 1-t-butoxycarbonylpyrrole (8.19 g, 49 mmol) in THF (25 ml) was added and the mixture was maintained below −70° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1.5 hours at −78° C. and tri-isopropyl borate (17 g, 90 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was then allowed to warm to ambient temperature over 1 hour. The mixture was diluted with ether (500 ml) and washed with 1M potassium hydrogen sulphate solution (100 ml×3), 1M sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (100 ml×2) and brine (100 ml). The ether phase was dried (MgSO4) and the solvent removed by evaporation. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography eluting with isohexanes/ethyl acetate (a gradient from 100/0 to 50/50) to give the 1-t-butoxycarbonylpyrrol-2-ylboronic acid (4.05 g, 43%).

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