Methyl iodide → Tert-butyl 3-methoxy-4-methylenepyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

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A solution of tert-butyl 3-hydroxy-4-methylenepyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (0.257 g, 1.29 mmol; prepared as described by Alcaraz, Lilian; Cridland, Andrew; Kinchin, Elizabeth Organic Letters, 2001, vol. 3, #25 p. 4051-4054) in 8 mL of THF, stirred at r.t. under a nitrogen atmosphere was added NaH. After 0.5 h stirring at r.t., methyl iodide (0.057 g, 1.42 mmol) was added and the resulting mixture stirred at r.t. for 2 h. After overnight resting, the reaction was quenched with water, extracted with EtOAc which was washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness affording a crude, purified by means of automated flash chromatography (SP01®TM-Biotage; gradient Petroleum Ether-EtOAc from 9:1 to 7:3) giving 165 mg of the title compound. Yield: 60%.

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