Heptanoyl chloride → 3-Heptanoyl-4-(S)-isopropyl-oxazolidin-2-one

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The synthesis of Fragment B is comprised of the following steps: (a) a solution of 4-(S)-isopropyl-oxazolidin-2-one 2 in THF at a temperature of −78° C. is treated with a solution of n-BuLi in hexanes, or any suitable base; (b) heptanoyl chloride 3 is added to the mixture to yield 3-heptanoyl-4-(S)-isopropyl-oxazolidin-2-one 4; (c) treatment of a solution of 4 in THF with lithium diisopropylamide, or similar bases, followed by bromoacetic acid tert-butyl ester yield 3-(4-(S)-isopropyl-2-oxo-oxazolidine-3-(S)-carbonyl)octanoic acid tert-butyl ester 5; (d) treatment of a mixture of 5 in THF/water with hydrogen peroxide in water followed by lithium hydroxide in water at 0° C. to yield 2-(R)-pentylsuccinic acid 4-tert-butyl ester 6; (e) treatment of a mixture of 6 and hydroxysuccinimide 7 in dimethylformamide or any suitable solvent, such as dioxane, with dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, or similar imides, to afford 2-(R)-pentylsuccinic acid 4-tert-butyl ester (should this be 1, if it is 4-t-butyl ester?)4-(2,5-dioxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl) ester 8 (Scheme 2, FIG. 3A).

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