Triethylamine → HCID 11437716, compound

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To a stirred solution of 4-acetylbutyric acid 1-7 (25.0 g, 192 mmol), triethylamine (29.5 ml, 211 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (500 mL) at −78° C. was added pivaloyl chloride (26.0 ml, 211 mmol). After 20 min, the mixture was warmed to 0° C. for 1.0 h and then recooled to −78° C. To a stirred solution of (S)-(−)-4-benzyl-2-oxazolidinone (37.4 g, 211 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (500 ml) at −78° C. was added nBuLi (84.5 ml, 211 mmol, 2.5M in hexanes) dropwise over 10 minutes. After 20 minutes, the lithium reagent was transferred to the mixed anhydride via cannula. After 10 minutes, the reaction was warmed to 0° C. for 1.0 h. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate, saturated aqueous sodium chloride, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The reaction mixture was filtered and concentrated at reduced pressure to give 1-8 as a solid which was triturated with ethyl ether and filtered to give a white solid.

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