Benzyl Bromide → HCID 57907391, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred solution of 1.0 g (6.9 mmol) of (2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl)acetic acid in 10 mL of anhydrous DMF was added 1.0 g (7.6 mmol) of potassium carbonate followed by 1.0 mL (8.3 mmol) of benzyl bromide. The reaction mixture was stirred for 3 h then quenched with water. The aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×25 mL) and the combined organics were washed with water (2×10 mL), brine (10 mL), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo. The crude residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 50% ethyl acetate in hexanes to afford the title compound as a white solid 0.50 g (31%). LC-MS: m/z (ES) 236 (MH)+.

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