Benzyl Alcohol → Benzyl 1-{{{[2(R)-Hydroxycyclopent-1(R)-yl]oxy}carbonyl}aminomethyl}-1-Cyclohexane Acetate

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To a stirred solution of compound (49) (0.5 g, 1.67 mmol), 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (1.0 g, 5.0 mmol) and DMAP (19 mg, 0.16 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen atmosphere was added benzyl alcohol (1.1 mL, 10 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 h (monitored by tlc and LC/MS), then filtered, and the white solid was washed with dichloromethane (2×15 mL). The combined filtrates were washed with water (2×25 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified using flash chromatography on silica gel using hexane/ethyl acetate (2:1) as eluant to provide 0.51 g (78%) of compound (50) as a colorless liquid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ1.36-1.75 (14H, m); 1.99-2.10 (2H, m); 2.35 (2H, s); 3.17 (2H, d, J=6.8 Hz); 4.05 (1H, m); 4.65 (1H, m); 5.12 (2H, s); 5.34 (1H, t, J=6.8 Hz); 7.36 (5H, m). MS (ESI): m/z=390.22 (M+H+).

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