m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → Benzyl 1-oxa-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptane-5-carboxylate

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A solution 3-methylen-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (WO9624593) in 5 ml of dichloromethane was treated with 2.16 g sodium bicarbonate (MW: 84.01 26.28 mmol) and 2.47 g of 80% m-chlor-perbenzoic acid (MW: 172.57, 11.48 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for three hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with 20 ml of a saturated aqueous sodium sulfite solution and 45 ml of dichloromethane. The organic layer was successively washed with 30 ml of an aqueous saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and brine. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica (1/1 ethyl acetate/n-hexane) to afford a off white solid. Yield: 440 mg, 57%. MS: 234.1 (M+H)+, Method ESI+.

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