4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → [(2S)-5-oxopyrrolidin-2-yl]methyl 4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonate

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(S)-5-hydroxymethylpyrrolidin-2-one (1.15 g) was dissolved in dichloromethane (40 mL), triethylamine (1.67 mL), p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (2.00 g) and dimethylaminopyridine (0.12 g) were added under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature 18 hr. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, 0.5N hydrochloric acid was added, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with 0.5N hydrochloric acid, water, saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, and saturated brine, and the solvent was evaporated to give the title compound (1.88 g).

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