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HRID 1693390Generated: November 1, 2026

Methyl iodide → (S)-tert-Butyl 3-methoxypyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl iodideHCID 6328—
ReactantSodium hydrideHCID 24758—
Reactanttert-Butyl (3S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxylateHCID 854055—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product(S)-tert-Butyl 3-methoxypyrrolidine-1-carboxylateHCID 12050278—

Reaction Steps

(S)-3-Hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (Omega Chemical Company) (950 mg, 5.55 mmol) was methylated and purified in a similar way to Preparation 67 using 60% sodium hydride dispersion (260 mg, 6.50 mmol) and methyl iodide (0.5 mL, 8.06 mmol) in DMF (15 ml). 1H NMR and Rf were identical to the (R)-enantiomer.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08158622B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_04
ORD IDord-60593e3a563c4f639ff883b5062ff5d2
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_04