Benzyl Bromide → methyl O-benzyl-N-trityl-L-threoninate

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Methyl N-trityl-L-serinate (136 g, 376 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (230 mL) and added dropwise to a stirred mixture of NaH (60% oil dispersion, 30.0 g, 752 mmol) and benzyl bromide (67.0 mL, 564 mmol) in 700 mL of DMF at 0° C. The resulting white suspension was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour followed by the addition of saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution. The reaction mixture was diluted with H2O and extracted repeatedly with Et2O. The combined organic layers were washed successively with H2O and brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 137 g of methyl O-benzyl-N-trityl-L-threoninate as a cloudy oil.

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