Potassium Carbonate → 2(R)-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonylamino)-3(S)-hydroxy-butyric acid 3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl ester

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To a solution of 2(R)-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonylamino)-3(S)-hydroxybutyric acid (29.13 g, 87.9 mmol) in dimethylformamide (280 mL) at 0° C., was added potassium carbonate (72.9 g, 527 mmol) and a solution of 3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl chloride ((60 g, 170.8 mmol, 50% (w/w)) in methylene chloride. After 2 h, lithium iodide (5.88 g, 44 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was warmed to rt. over 2 h. After 6 h, the reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate (600 mL) and water (250 mL). The organic layer was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The crude residue was chromatographed (300 g SiO2, 15% ethyl acetate-hexanes) to afford 2(R)-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonylamino)-3(S)-hydroxybutyric acid 3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl ester (40.4 g), a portion which was taken directly into the next reaction without further purification.

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