2-Benzyl-3-cyclobutylisoxazolidin-5-one → 3-Amino-3-cyclobutylpropanoic acid

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Dihydroxypalladium (0.252 g, 1.794 mmol) was charged into a flask and flushed with nitrogen. Ethanol (30 mL) was added followed by a solution of 2-benzyl-3-cyclobutylisoxazolidin-5-one, 47a, (0.834 g, 3.605 mmol) in approximately 90 mL of ethanol. The reaction mixture was subjected to 50 psi of hydrogen for 4 hours. The pressure was vented and the catalyst was filtered off. All volatiles were removed at reduced pressure. 1H NMR shows the presence of starting material, 47a. The mixture was dissolved in approximately 100 mL of MeOH and added to 83 mg of 10% Pd/C that had been wet with 20 mL of MeOH. The mixture was subjected to 50 psi of H2 overnight. The pressure was vented and the catalyst was filtered off. All volatiles were removed at reduced pressure to afford 340 mg of product. The resulting crude residue was used without further purification: 1H NMR (400 MHz, d6-DMSO) δ 3.06-2.83 (m, 1H), 2.28 (ddd, J=23.7, 11.8, 7.7 Hz, 1H), 2.19-1.99 (m, 2H), 1.99-1.56 (m, 6H).

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