Sodium borohydride → isopropyl 2(S)-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-5-hydroxypentanoate

HRID 1674540Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1674540 reaction equation
[C:1]([O:5][C:6]([N:8]1[C:12](=[O:13])[CH2:11][CH2:10][C@H:9]1[C:14]([O:16][CH:17]([CH3:19])[CH3:18])=[O:15])=[O:7])([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:2].[BH4-].[Na+].C(OCC)(=O)C.CCCCCC>CO.O>[C:1]([O:5][C:6]([NH:8][C@@H:9]([CH2:10][CH2:11][CH2:12][OH:13])[C:14]([O:16][CH:17]([CH3:19])[CH3:18])=[O:15])=[O:7])([CH3:2])([CH3:3])[CH3:4]

Participants

6

Procedure

To a solution of isopropyl 1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidin-5-one-2(S)-carboxylate (product of step 26B, 49.5 g, 183 mmol) in methanol (300 mL) was added sodium borohydride (10.0 g, 263 mmol) in ˜1 g portions over 1.5 hours. The reaction was stirred under nitrogen for another 10 minutes. It was diluted with water, extracted with ether, combined organic fractions washed with saturated aqueous NaCl, dried (MgSO4) and evaporated to give a light yellow oil. Flash chromatography (silica gel, 20-30% ethyl acetate/hexane) gave 31.8 g (64%) of isopropyl 2(S)-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-5-hydroxypentanoate as a colorless syrup: 1H NMR (300 MHz, Chloroform-D) δ 5.16 (br d, 1H, J=7.3 Hz), 5.03 (sept., 1H, J=6.2 Hz), 4.28 (br d, 1H, J=6.2 Hz), 3.67 (br dd, J=10.2, 5.5 Hz), 1.94-1.79 (m, 2H), 1.76-1.67 (m, 1H), 1.66-1.56 (m, 2H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 1.25 (d, 3H, J=6.2 Hz), 1.23 (d, 3H, J=6.2 Hz). LCMS m/z 276 (M+H)+.

Workup

  1. extractionextracted with ether
  2. washwashed with saturated aqueous NaCl
  3. dry with materialdried (MgSO4)
  4. customevaporated
  5. customto give a light yellow oil

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-314c5c2244c74d4993543ade82b0f747
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2011_08
Patent number
US08003604B2

Reaction notes

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