Ethyl bromoacetate → Methyl {2-[(benzyloxy)methyl]aziridin-1-yl}acetate

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To a cold (−78° C.) solution of 2-[(benzyloxy)methyl]aziridine (0.42 g, 2.57 mmol) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.5 mL, 2.90 mmol) in dichloromethane (15 mL) under an atmosphere of nitrogen, ethyl bromoacetate (0.39, 2.5 mmol) was added over a period of 1 h. The resultant mixture was allowed to slowly warm up to room temperature and stirred overnight. The resultant mixture was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was subjected to column chromatography on silica gel eluting with a mixture of 70% ethyl acetate in hexane. Collection and concentration of appropriate fractions provided the title compound.

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