Sulfuric Acid → (S)-2-Hydroxymethyl-azetidine-1-carboxylic acid benzyl ester

HRID 1858389Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1858389 reaction equation
[NH:1]1[CH2:4][CH2:3][C@H:2]1[CH2:5][OH:6].S(=O)(=O)(O)O.C(=O)([O-])O.[Na+].[CH2:17]([O:24][C:25](Cl)=[O:26])[C:18]1[CH:23]=[CH:22][CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=1>>[CH2:17]([O:24][C:25]([N:1]1[CH2:4][CH2:3][C@H:2]1[CH2:5][OH:6])=[O:26])[C:18]1[CH:23]=[CH:22][CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=1

Participants

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Procedure

Said solution of (S)-azetidine-2-methanol was adjusted to pH 10 by adding 10% sulfuric acid, sodium hydrogen carbonate (0.88 g, 10.5 mmol) was then added, and benzyloxycarbonyl chloride (1.76 g, 10.3 mmol) was added thereto at room temperature, followed by 14 hours of stirring. The solution was adjusted to pH 7 and extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL ×2), the extract was washed with water (50 mL×1), dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated. The concentrate was subjected to column chromatography (Wakogel C-200) using toluene/ethyl acetate (1/1) as a mobile phase for separation/purification, to give (S)-N-benzyloxycarbonylazetidine-2-methanol (0.781 g, yield 75%) as a pale yellow oil. (S)-2-N-benzyloxycarbonyl-1,4-butanediol was obtained as a byproduct (0.096 g, yield 9%).

Workup

  1. additionwas then added
  2. extractionextracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL ×2)
  3. washthe extract was washed with water (50 mL×1)
  4. dry with materialdried over magnesium sulfate
  5. filtrationfiltered
  6. concentrationthe filtrate was concentrated
  7. customfor separation/purification

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-6d64ae7e557f4d218f13d91dd013be6a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2000_11
Patent number
US06150535

Reaction notes

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