3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran → (4S,5R)-4-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-5-(tetrahydropyran-2-yloxymethyl)-oxazolidin-2-one

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To a solution of (4S,5R) 4-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-5-hydroxymethyl-oxazolidin-2-one (695 mg, 3.0 mmol) in dry dichloromethane (30 mL) was added 2,3-dihydropyran (0.3 mL, 3.6 mmol) and camphorsulfonic acid (70 mg, 0.3 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 3 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with dichloromethane (100 mL) and washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (2×100 ml), brine (1×100 ml), dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. The volatiles were removed under reduced pressure and the resulting solid was purified by pressurized silica gel chromatography (1:1 then 2:1 ethyl acetate:hexane) to afford (4S,5R)-4-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-5-(tetrahydropyran-2-yloxymethyl)-oxazolidin-2-one as a colorless oil (750 mg, 2.4 mmol, 80%).

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