Sodium Bicarbonate → (R)-1-(N-Benzyloxycarbonylpyrrolidin-2-yl)-3-hydroxypropene

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To a stirred solution of ethyl (R)-3-(N-benzyloxycarbonylpyrrolidin-2-yl)-2-propenoate (3.03 g, 10.00 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (75 mL) at −78° C. under nitrogen was added dropwise a solution of diisobutylaluminum hydride (1.0 M is hexanes, 22.0 mL, 22.0 mmol, 2.2 eq). The resulting solution was stirred at −78° C. under nitrogen for 30 minutes. The reaction solution was then allowed to warm to room temperature over the course of 2 hours. A saturated solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate (50 mL) was added, and the aqueous mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL). The extracts were combined, dried (MgSO4), and evaporated under reduced pressure. Column chromatography of the residue with diethyl ether/hexanes [1:1] afforded the title compound as a clear colorless oil (1.41 g, 5.40 mmol, 54%): 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ7.40-7.25 (m, 5H), 5.75-5.53 (m, 2H), 5.20-5.00 (m, 2H), 4.38 (br m, 1H), 4.06 (br d, J=13.7 Hz, 2H), 3.45 (br t, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 2.03-1.68 (m, 4H); [α]25=+34° (MeOH, C=1.0); HRMS calculated for C15H19NO3 261.1365, found 261.1356.

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