(S)-Tert-butyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-(2-oxoethyl)oxazolidine-3-carboxylate → 2,2-Dimethyloxazolidine-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

HRID 1807933Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1807933 reaction equation
[C:1]([O:5][C:6]([N:8]1[C@@H:12](CC=O)[CH2:11][O:10][C:9]1([CH3:17])[CH3:16])=[O:7])([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:2].C([Mg]Br)C>C(OCC)C>[C:1]([O:5][C:6]([N:8]1[CH2:12][CH2:11][O:10][C:9]1([CH3:17])[CH3:16])=[O:7])([CH3:4])([CH3:2])[CH3:3]

Participants

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Reactant 2

HCID 10586317(S)-Tert-butyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-(2-oxoethyl)oxazolidine-3-carboxylateHCID 178418443HCID 178418443, compound

Product 1

HCID 545314052,2-Dimethyloxazolidine-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl esterYield 56.9%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 3283Diethyl EtherSolvent2×

Procedure

To a stirred solution of (S)-2,2-dimethyl-4-(2-oxo-ethyl)-oxazolidine-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (15.5 g; CAS 147959-19-1) in dry diethyl ether (100 ml) under an argon atmosphere at room temperature was added dropwise a solution of ethylmagnesium bromide in diethyl ether (42.6 ml, 3 M solution) and stirring continued for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was then quenched by careful addition of water (10 ml) and the mixture was then filtered through decalite. The filtrate was washed sequentially with water and with saturated brine and then the organic phase was separated, dried over sodium sulphate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The reside was purified by column chromatography (SiO2; gradient: heptane/EtOAc 100:0→50:50) to give (S)-4-(R)-2-hydroxy-butyl)-2,2-dimethyl-oxazolidine-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (7.30 g) from fractions eluting first and (S)-4-(S)-2-hydroxy-butyl)-2,2-dimethyl-oxazolidine-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (6.44 g) from fractions eluting later, both compounds as colourless oils. (S)-4-(R)-2-Hydroxy-butyl)-2,2-dimethyl-oxazolidine-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester: 1H NMR δ (CDCl3, 300 MHz): 4.52 (1H, br. D, J=3.3 Hz), 4.23 (1H, m), 4.00 (1H, dd, J=8.7 & 5.4 Hz), 3.66 (1H, d, J=8.7 Hz), 3.40 (1H, m), 1.79 (1H, td, J=11.4 & 2.1 Hz), 1.60-1.44 (16H, m), 0.95 (3H, t, J=7.5 Hz). (S)-4-(S)-2-Hydroxy-butyl)-2,2-dimethyl-oxazolidine-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester: 1H NMR δ (CDCl3, 300 MHz): 4.12 (1H, m), 3.98 (1H, dd, J=9.0 & 5.7 Hz), 3.82 (1H, m), 3.55 (1H, m), 2.88 (1H, br. s), 1.79 (1H, m), 1.70-1.40 (16H, m), 0.95 (3H, t, J=7.5 Hz).

Workup

  1. customThe reaction mixture was then quenched by careful addition of water (10 ml)
  2. filtrationthe mixture was then filtered through decalite
  3. washThe filtrate was washed sequentially with water and with saturated brine
  4. customthe organic phase was separated
  5. dry with materialdried over sodium sulphate
  6. filtrationfiltered
  7. concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
  8. customThe reside was purified by column chromatography (SiO2; gradient: heptane/EtOAc 100:0→50:50)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-96948ebfd22d4d09b30d5298dbae2859
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_01
Patent number
US08357712B2

Reaction notes

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