Ethyl Acetate → 3-[4-(Hydroxyimino-methyl)-phenyl]-azetidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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To a stirred suspension of 3-(4-Formyl-phenyl)-azetidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (Preparation 38, 6.5 g, 24.904 mmol, 1 equivalents) in ethanol:water (1:1, 120 mL) was added hydroxylamine hydrochloride (2.5 g, 37.356 mmol, 1.5 equivalents) followed by sodium acetate (3.67 g, 44.82 mol, 1.8 eq). Resulting reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 0.5 hours. Progress of the reaction was monitored by TLC using 20% ethyl acetate in hexane and visualized in UV light (254 nm). Reference of new spot and starting material was 0.32 and 0.67 respectively. After consumption of starting material, solvents was evaporated under reduced pressure and extracted with DCM (3×25 mL). Evaporation of volatiles provided light yellow solid (6.5 g, 94.51%). LC-MS and 1H NMR was consistent. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 1.39 (s, 9H), 3.81 (broad s, 3H), 4.42 (broad s, 2H), 7.36 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.57 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 8.12 (s, 1H), 11.19 (s, 1H). LC-MS (m/z):=277.30 (M+H).

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