2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic Acid → HCID 54055691, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 0.44 gm (0.91 mMol) 6-(t-butoxycarbonyl)amino-3-(dimethyl)amino-9-triisopropylsilyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-carbazole in 10 mL tetrahydrofuran at 0° C. were added 0.30 gm boric acid followed by 1.5 mL 1M aqueous tetrabutylammonium fluoride. After 3 hours the reaction mixture was added to dilute aqueous tartaric acid and the resulting mixture extracted several times with dichloromethane. The remaining aqueous phase was made basic with dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide and extracted well with dichloromethane. This organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. This residue was subjected to radial chromatography (2 mm silica gel), eluting with 96:4 chloroform:methanol containing 5% ammonium hydroxide. Fractions shown to contain product were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 0.246 gm (83%) of the desired product.

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