Ethyl bromoacetate → trans-4-benzylhexahydrocyclopenta[b][1,4]oxazin-3(2H)-one

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To a suspension of NaH (6.0 g of 60% w/w in oil, 150 mmol) in THF (300 mL) cooled at 0° C., trans-2-(benzylamino)cyclopentanol (9.6 g, 50 mmol) was added slowly. After stirring for 15 minutes at 0° C., ethyl bromoacetate (10 g, 60 mmol) was added slowly. The reaction mixture was then warmed to room temperature and stirred for 2 hours. Methanol (5.0 mL) was added slowly to the reaction followed by addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl (100 mL). The reaction mixture was then extracted with EtOAc (2×300 mL), and the combined organic layers were washed with water (100 mL) and dried over anhydrous Na2SO4. Evaporation of solvent in vacuo followed by purification on a silica gel column (0 to 50% EtOAc/Hexanes) afforded trans-4-benzylhexahydrocyclopenta[b][1,4]oxazin-3(2H)-one. MS APCI calc'd for C14H17NO2 [M+H]+ 232. found 232.

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