Water → Methyl 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-5-oxo-2-tetrahydrofurancarboxylate

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4.0 g sodium hydride (60% dispersion in mineral oil) was added to a solution of 27.93 g of 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-5-oxo-2-tetrahydrofurancarboxylic acid obtained via the method described in the Journal of Organic Chemistry, 6, 878 (1941) in 100 ml dimethylformamide while stirring and ice-cooling the solution. 28.4 g methyl iodide was then added, and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. 14.2 g methyl iodide was further added, and the mixture was stirred for 3 more hours. The mixture was poured into water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was successively washed with aqueous sodium bicarbonate and brine, and thereafter it was dried (over MgSO4). The solvent was distilled off, and the precipitating crystal was collected by filtration and washed with ether to yield 27.25 g methyl 2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-5-oxo-2-tetrahydrofurancarboxylate in the form of a colorless crystal.

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