Acetic Anhydride → (1'-Benzylspiro[benzo[b]pyrrolo[1,2-d][1,4]oxazine-4,4'-piperidine]-1-yl)methyl acetate

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A solution of (1′-benzylspiro[benzo[b]pyrrolo[1,2-d][1,4]oxazine-4,4′-piperidine]-1-yl)methanol (1.66 g, 4.60 mmol) and 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (561 mg, 4.60 mmol) in dry THF (40 mL) was cooled to 0° C. Triethylamine (2.56 mL, 18.4 mmol) was then added to the reaction mixture followed by dropwise addition of acetic anhydride (1.27 mL, 13.5 mmol). The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and was stirred overnight. It was then concentrated and purified by column chromatography (silica gel: 10-40% EtOAc in hexanes) to give (1′-benzylspiro[benzo[b]pyrrolo[1,2-d][1,4]oxazine-4,4′-piperidine]-1-yl)methyl acetate (1.32 g, 61% yield over two steps). ESI-MS m/z calc. 402.5, found 403.7 (M+1)+; Retention time: 1.31 minutes (3 min run).

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