3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran → HCID 14978394, compound

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A mixture of (S)-ethyl lactate (75 g) and morpholine (164 g) was heated at 80° C. for 64 hours. The reaction solution was concentrated and the residue was subjected to silica gel chromatography (eluent:hexane/ethyl acetate=4/1 to ethyl acetate) to give 4-[(S)-2-hydroxypropionyl]-morpholine (69.4 g) as a pale yellow oily substance. p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (0.82 g) was added to a solution of 4-[(S)-2-hydroxypropionyl]morpholine (69.4 g) in dichloromethane (300 ml), to which 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran (40.3 g) was added dropwise at ice-bath temperature. The reaction solution was stirred at 0° C. for 30 minutes and washed with a 5% aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate. After the organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated, the residue was subjected to silica gel chromatography (eluent:hexane/ethyl acetate=8/1 to ethyl acetate) to give 4-[(2S)-2-(3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)propionyl]morpholine (89.1 g) as a pale yellow oily substance.

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