Sodium Sulfide → tert-Butyl thietan-3-ylcarbamate

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A solution of N-(tert-butyloxycarbonyl)-2-amino-1,3-propanediol dimesylate [prepared according to E. Benoist et al., Synthesis 1998, (8), 1113-1118] (25 g, 72.0 mmol) in ethanol (375 ml) is treated with sodium sulfide (Na2S.xH2O 32-38%, 16.82 g, ˜75.4 mmol) and the mixture is stirred at a temperature of 50° C. (bath 60° C.) for 45 minutes. The cooled reaction mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure and the solid residue poured into water, extracted with Et2O, the combined organic layers washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated. The crude solid product (12.6 g, 92%) is used in the next step without further purification.

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