Water → Ethyl 2-(1-azetidinylsulfinyl)-2-methylpropanoate

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Chlorine gas is bubbled through a biphasic mixture of 5 g (26 mmol) of 2-acetylsulfanyl-2-methyl-propionic acid ethyl ester in DCM (50 mL) and water (50 mL) at 10° C. for 10 min. After this time, the organic phase is separated, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude sulfinyl chloride is re-dissolved in DCM (50 mL) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (4.58 mL, 26 mmol) and azetidine (1.5 g, 26 mmol) are introduced. The reaction is stirred at room temperature for 1 h and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by column chromatography (silica, eluent heptanes, ethyl acetate) provides 4.62 g of 2-(azetidine-1-sulfinyl)-2-methyl-propionic acid ethyl ester. Yield: 80%, ES-MS: m/z 220 [M+H].

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