Acetic Acid → HCID 67051794, compound

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A solution of (8R)-8-methyl-5-oxa-2,7-diazaspiro[3.4]octan-6-one (937 mg, 6.6 mmol), acetic acid (0.756 mL, 13.2 mmol), and benzaldehyde (1.0 mL, 9.9 mmol) in methanol (65 mL) was treated with sodium cyanoborohydride (829 mg, 13.2 mmol) at rt for 30 min. The mixture was then cooled to 0° C., and 3 N hydrochloric acid (100 mL) was added. The methanol was then removed in vacuo. The resulting aqueous solution was washed with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate wash was back extracted with 1 N hydrochloric acid, and the aqueous acidic phases were combined and basified with potassium carbonate. The organic phase was discarded. The aqueous mixture was then extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The desired (8R)-8-methyl-2-(phenylmethyl)-5-oxa-2,7-diazaspiro[3.4]octan-6-one was obtained in 93% purity as a milky colorless liquid (1.33 g, 5.73 mmol, 87% yield). MS (EI) for C13H16N2O2: 233 (MH+).

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