Benzoyl chloride → 4-((S)-2-Benzoyloxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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3.35 g (11.8 mmol) of 4-((S)-2-hydroxymethyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester was dissolved in 55 ml of THF at RT and treated with 0.57 g (13.0 mmol) of sodium hydride (55% in mineral oil). 1.68 ml=2.03 g (14.1 mmol) of benzoyl chloride was added drop by drop and stirring continued for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was then poured into crashed ice and extracted three times with EtOAc; the organic phases were washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (CH2Cl2/MeOH 1:0 to 95:5) to give 2.80 g (61%) of the title compound as yellow oil. MS: 389.3 (MH+).

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