Methanol → (2R,4R)-methyl 4-hydroxypyrrolidine-2-carboxylate

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Cis-4-Hydroxy-D-proline (15 g, 115 mmol) was suspended in 150 mL anhydrous methanol under an argon atmosphere, then cooled to 0° C. before bubbling in HCl gas for 15 minutes. The solution gradually became homogenous. The argon and HCl gas lines were removed and the solution was refluxed for 4 h. The solution was cooled and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude material was redissolved in 100 mL methanol and diethyl ether was added until a precipitate formed. The precipitate was filtered off, washed with diethyl ether, and dried in vacuo overnight to give 1 (20 g, 95%) as a white solid. MS: APCI (AP+): 146 (M)+.

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