Trimethylsilyldiazomethane → 1-tert-Butyl 3-methyl azetidine-1,3-dicarboxylate

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1-(t-butoxycarbonyl)azetidine-3-carboxylic acid (1-1) (AXL016917, 1000 mg, 4.97 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH (5 mL)/Toluene (20 mL) and then cooled to 0° C. TMSCHNN (trimethylsilyldiazomethane) (7.45 mmol) was then added drop-wise over 15 minutes with some bubbling observed. The color started clear and slowly turned yellow. The solution was stirred for 10 minutes at 0° C. and then warmed to room temperature over 30 minutes. The solution was then concentrated and pumped on to remove toluene to afford 1.055 g of 1-t-butyl 3-methyl azetidine-1,3-dicarboxylate (1-2) that was used directly in the next step without being purified (99% crude yield).

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