(S)-2-(Toluene-4-sulfonyloxymethyl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid benzyl ester → Phenylmethyl(2R)-2-ethyl-1-pyrrolidinecarboxylate

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To copper(I) iodide (1.25 g, 6.55 mmol) in Et2O (25 mL) was added methyllithium (8.2 mL, 13.1 mmol) at 0° C. A solution of phenylmethyl(2S)-2-({[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]oxy}methyl)-1-pyrrolidinecarboxylate (0.85 g, 2.182 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (4 mL) was added next, and the reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 0° C. The reaction was quenched with saturated aqueous NH4Cl, and extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated. Flash chromatography on SiO2 (gradient: 100% hexanes to 20% EtOAc/hexanes) afforded the title compound (230 mg, 45%) as a colorless oil. LC-MS (ES) m/z=234 [M+H]+.

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