Water → tert-Butyl 3-[3-chloro-5-(1-chloroethyl)-6-methoxy-2-methylphenyl]azetidine-1-carboxylate

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Cyanuric chloride (from Aldrich, 1.22 g, 6.62 mmol) was weighed into a flask and N,N-dimethylformamide (0.512 mL, 6.62 mmol) was added. After stirring for a few minutes a solution of tert-butyl 3-[3-chloro-5-(1-hydroxyethyl)-6-methoxy-2-methylphenyl]azetidine-1-carboxylate (1.5 g, 4.2 mmol) in methylene chloride (30 mL) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Water was added, and then diluted with dichloromethane. The layers were separated and the organics were washed with sat. NaHCO3 solution, water, brine, dried over MgSO4, and concentrated. The resulting residue was purified on silica gel, eluting with 0-35% EtOAc in hexanes to give the desired product (1.36 g, 86%). LCMS calculated for C13H17ClNO (M—Cl—Boc+H)+: m/z=238.1; Found: 238.1. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.46 (s, 1H), 5.44, (q, 1H), 4.32 (m, 2H), 4.18-4.10 (m, 3H), 3.67 (s, 3H), 2.27 (s, 3H), 1.79 (d, 3H), 1.44 (s, 9H) ppm.

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