Pyridine → HCID 86706344, compound

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To a solution of (2R)-2-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-[(1,1-dimethylethyl)oxy]-4-oxobutanoic acid (Tetrahedron, 2001, 57(36), 7675-7683) (4.0 g, 15.60 mmol) in DCM was added pyridine (1.38 ml, 17.2 mmol) and a solution of 2,4,6-trifluoro-1,3,5-triazine (2.3 g, 17.2 mmol) in DCM (10 mL). The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The solution was then washed with citric acid (20 mL×2) and brine (20 mL), then concentrated to provide the crude product, 1,1-dimethylethyl (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-fluoro-4-oxobutanoate, as a yellow oil (3.8 g, 57% yield), which was used directly in the next step. MS: 257 ([M−H]+).

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