Morpholine → Morpholine-4-carboxylic acid 1-benzyloxycarbonyl-2-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)acetyl]-pyrazolidin-4-yl ester

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2-[2-(4-Fluorophenyl)acetyl]-4-(4-nitro-phenoxycarbonyloxy)-pyrazolidine-1-carboxylic acid benzyl ester, 39, (462 mg, 0.882 mmol) is dissolved in dichloromethane (9 mL). Morpholine (770 μL, 8.82 mmol) is added and the reaction immediately develops a light yellow color. After stirring about 1.5 hours at room temperature, the reaction is diluted with dichloromethane (20 mL) and washed with a 5% solution of Na2CO3 (2×20 mL). The combined aqueous layers are extracted with dichloromethane (20 mL), the organic layers combined, washed with water, brine, and dried. The solvent is removed in vacuo to afford 414 mg of the desired product as a clear oil.

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