Acetic acid, 2-chloro-, phenylmethyl ester → HCID 67506082, compound

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To a solution of chloroacetic benzyl ester (1.8 g, 9.75 mmol) in DCM (50 mL) is added (5)-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester hydrochloride (1.51 g, 11.70 mmol), diisopropylethylamine (4.09 mL, 23.40 mmol) and tetrabutylammonium iodide (3.60 g, 9.75 mmol) and the resulting mixture is stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent is removed under reduced pressure and the residue purified by column chromatography using a gradient of 2-45% EtOAc/heptane to give (S)-1-benzyloxycarbonylmethyl-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-d) δ ppm 1.81-2.05 (m, 3H), 2.13-2.24 (m, 1H), 2.78-2.84 (m, 1H), 3.15-3.20 (m, 1H), 3.57-3.69 (m, 3H), 3.70 (s, 3H), 5.15 (s, 2H), 7.36 (m, 5H).

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