Cesium carbonate → tert-butyl 2-[(2S)-oxiran-2-ylmethoxy]benzoate

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A mixture of tert-butyl salicylate (2.01 g, 10.3 mmol), (2S)-oxiran-2-ylmethyl 3-nitrobenzenesulfonate (2.69 g, 10.4 mmol) and cesium carbonate (4.05 g, 12.4 mmol) in dimethylformamide (20 mL) was stirred at room temperture overnight. The reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetetate and water. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulphate, Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel flash chromatography (ethyl acetate 40%, heptane 60%) and gave the subtitle compound (2.3 g, 89%).

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