Acetic Anhydride → HCID 73553252, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of tert-butyl 3-oxopyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (370 mg) in tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) at −78° C., sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (4.18 mL, 1.0 M in tetrahydrofuran) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1.5 h, then treated with acetic anhydride (0.21 mL) and stirred at room temperature for 20 min. The reaction mixture was quenched by the dropwise addition of water and concentrated under vacuum. To the basic residue, ethyl acetate (50 mL) and saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (30 mL) with an equal volume of water were added. The aqueous layer was separated, acidified by careful addition of hydrochloric acid to pH 3 and extracted with ethyl acetate (75 mL). The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to yield desired product which was used in the next step without further purification.

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