Ethyl 8-oxa-1-azaspiro[4.5]decane-2-carboxylate → ethyl 1-{N-[(methyloxy)carbonyl]-L-valyl}-8-oxa-1-azaspiro[4.5]decane-2-carboxylate

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To a solution of ethyl 8-oxa-1-azaspiro[4.5]decane-2-carboxylate (166) (125 mg, 0.59 mmol) in anhydrous dichloromethane (2 mL) was added silver cyanide (98 mg, 0.73 mmol) followed by N-[(methyloxy)carbonyl]-L-valyl chloride (142 mg, 0.73 mmol) as a solution in anhydrous dichloromethane (3.5 mL) and the solution stirred at room temperature for 18 h under nitrogen. The reaction is filtered and treated with methanol and stirred for 5 minutes. The reaction is concentrated in vacuo and the residue purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 30-100% hexanes/EtOAc to afford the title compound as a white solid (43 mg, 20% yield).

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