Triethylamine → Ethyl 4-(3-(2-tert-butylphenoxy)azetidin-1-yl)-4-oxobutanoate

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To an ice-cold stirred solution of 4-ethoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid (0.42 g, 2.56 mmol) and DMF (0.03 ml) in THF (15 mL) was added oxalyl chloride (0.35 g, 2.72 mmol). After 1 h the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was dissolved in THF (5.0 mL) and the solution was added to an ice-cold solution of 3-(2-tert-butylphenoxy)azetidine (0.35 g, 1.70 mmol) and triethylamine (0.31 g, 3.06 mmol) in THF (30.0 ml) and the resulting reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature. After 16 h the reaction mixture was filtered, the filtrate was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water and separated. The organic layer was washed with 10% sodium bicarbonate, saturated sodium chloride, dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 50:50 heptane/ethyl acetate) to provide ethyl 4-(3-(2-tert-butylphenoxy)azetidin-1-yl)-4-oxobutanoate (0.51 g, 90%) as a colorless oil.

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