(R)-Tert-butyl 4-acetyl-2,2-dimethyloxazolidine-3-carboxylate → HCID 68714982, compound

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A solution of (R)-4-acetyl-2,2-dimethyl-oxazolidine-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (2.80 g, CAS 167102-63-8) in THF (40 ml) was cooled under an argon atmosphere to 0° C. and treated dropwise with benzylmagnesium chloride solution (1 M in diethylether, 34.5 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. overnight, then quenched with saturated aqueous NH4Cl (50 ml) and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with H2O and brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (silica gel; gradient: cyclohexane ->cyclohexane/EtOAc 3:1) to give (R)-4-(1-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-phenyl-ethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-oxazolidine-3-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (3.45 g, 89%) as off-white waxy solid.

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