Methyl morpholine oxide → 1-({3,4-Difluoro-2-[(2-fluoro-4-iodophenyl)amino]phenyl}carbonyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)azetidin-3-ol

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2,3-Difluoro-N-(2-fluoro-4-iodophenyl)-6-[(3-methylideneazetidin-1-yl)carbonyl]aniline (56 mg, 0.126 mmol) and 4-methylmorpholine N-oxide (44 mg, 0.376 mmol) were dissolved in acetone/water (4:1; 10 mL) and osmium tetroxide (4 wt. % in water; 0.7 mL) was added. The solution was stirred at ambient for 4 h, then was quenched with saturated sodium bisulfite (2 mL) and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic portion was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Column chromatography (silica gel, 80% ethyl acetate in hexanes) and then reverse phase HPLC gave 1-({3,4-difluoro-2-[(2-fluoro-4-iodophenyl)amino]phenyl}carbonyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)azetidin-3-ol (17 mg, 0.036 mmol, 28% yield): 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): 8.43 (br s, 1H), 7.40 (dd, 1H), 7.35-7.31 (m, 1H), 7.16-7.10 (m, 1H), 6.81 (ddd, 1H), 6.61 (ddd, 1H), 4.25-4.00 (m, 4H), 3.78 (s, 2H); MS (EI) for C17H14F3IN2O3: 479 (MH+).

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