Hydroxylamine → (S)-2-((R)-2-(4-Fluoro-3-methylphenyl)-2-methoxyethyl)-N-hydroxypent-4-enamide

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(S)-Methyl 2-((R)-2-(4-fluoro-3-methylphenyl)-2-methoxyethyl)pent-4-enoate (50 mg) was dissolved into 1 mL of a mixture of THF, methanol, and 50% NH2OH in H2O (2:2:1) and to this solution was added 2 mg KCN. The reaction was stirred for 3 days at room temperature and then quenched by the addition of 1M HCl (10 mL). The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×20 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (2×10 mL) before being concentrated under reduced pressure. The product was isolated by flash column chromatography eluting with 0% to 10% methanol/DCM to obtain the title compound (34 mg) as white solid.

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