Potassium Carbonate → 3-{2-[4-(2,6-Dichloro-benzyloxy)-phenyl]-morpholin-4-yl}-propionic acid tert-butyl ester

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A mixture of 3-[2-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-morpholin-4-yl]-propionic acid tert-butyl ester (5.00 g; 16.3 mmol) and K2CO3 (6.74 g; 48.8 mmol) in CH3CN (100 mL) was stirred for one hour at RT. Subsequently 2,6-dichlorobenzyl bromide (4.29 g; 17.9 mmol) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred overnight at RT. The reaction mixture was partitioned between EtOAc (250 mL) and 5% aqueous NaHCO3 solution (100 mL). The layers were separated and the organic layer was dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO2, Et2O/hexanes 1:1) to afford 3-{2-[4-(2,6-Dichloro-benzyloxy)-phenyl]-morpholin-4-yl}-propionic acid tert-butyl ester (7.40 g).

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