Water → 3-(5-Chloro-2-ethoxycarbonylmethoxy-phenoxy)-azetidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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To 3-(5-Chloro-2-hydroxy-phenoxy)-azetidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (1.5 g, 5.0 mmol) in DMF (20 mL) was added Cs2CO3 (2.1 g, 6.4 mmol), KI (0.84 g, 5.0 mmol) and bromoethyl acetate (0.84 g, 0.55 mL, 5.0 mmol). After 18 h, H2O was added and the mixture extracted with EtOAc (2×). The combined organics were washed with brine and dried. Silica gel chromatography (5-30% EtOAc in hexanes) gave 1.95 g (99%) of the title compound as a clear oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3): 6.91 (dd, J=8.7, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.79 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 6.58 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 4.91-4.87 (m, 1H), 4.65 (s, 2H), 4.32-4.25 (m, 4H), 4.01 (dd, J=10.5, 4.2 Hz, 2H), 1.44 (s, 9H), 1.30 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

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