Ammonium Chloride → (4S,5R)-5-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-methyl-3-[2-nitro-5-(trifluoromethoxy)benzyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one

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To a solution of (4S,5R)-5-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-methyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one (840 mg, 2.68 mmol) in DMA (25 mL) was added NaHMDS (2.68 mL of a 1M solution in THF, 2.68 mmol). The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes, and then 2-(bromomethyl)-1-nitro-4-(trifluoromethoxy)benzene (967 mg, 3.22 mmol) was added by cannula in DMA (5 mL). After 15 minutes, the reaction was poured into saturated NH4Cl (50 mL). The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (150 mL) and the organic layer was washed with water and brine (40 mL each). The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated. Purification of the residue by flash chromatography on silica gel (5 to 25% EtOAc/hexanes) afforded (4S,5R)-5-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-methyl-3-[2-nitro-5-(trifluoromethoxy)benzyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one. Rf=0.10 (15% EtOAc/hexanes). LCMS=533.2 (M+1)+. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ 8.16 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.92 (s, 1H), 7.80 (s, 2H), 7.44 (s, 1H), 7.33 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 5.78 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 4.94 (d, J=17.0 Hz, 1H), 4.79 (d, J=16.9 Hz, 1H), 4.25 (m, 1H), 0.81 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H).

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