Triethylamine → N-methoxy-N-methyl-3-oxocyclobutanecarboxamide

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To a mixture of N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (5.2 g, 0.054 mol), and 3-oxocyclobutanecarboxylic acid (4.0 g, 0.035 mol) in dichloromethane (30 mL) was added N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (10.0 g, 0.052 mol), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (7.1 g, 0.052 mol) followed by triethylamine (34 mL, 0.24 mol) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at rt over night, then quenched with water. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc. The organic layers were dried over MgSO4, concentrated and purified with Combiflash (silica gel, 0-5% for 30 min followed by 5-20% EtOAc/Hex) to give the desired product (4.3 g, 78%) as light yellow oil. LCMS calculated for C7H12NO3(M+H)+: 158.1; Found: 158.3.

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