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HRID 339150Generated: October 29, 2026

Imidazole → (2R,3R)-5-benzyloxy-3-(tert-butyldimethylsilanyloxy)-2-(2-oxoethyl)pentanoic acid methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantImidazoleHCID 795—
Reactant2,6-LutidineHCID 7937—
Reactanttert-Butyldimethylsilyl chlorideHCID 28928—
Reactant(R)-2-((R)-3-benzyloxy-1-hydroxypropyl)pent-4-enoic acid methyl esterHCID 67234162—
Reactant(Tert-butoxy)dimethylsilaneHCID 71403863—
CatalystOsmium TetroxideHCID 30318—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Solventtert-ButanolHCID 6386—
Solvent1,4-Dioxane--water (1/1)HCID 21886435—
Product(2R,3R)-5-benzyloxy-3-(tert-butyldimethylsilanyloxy)-2-(2-oxoethyl)pentanoic acid methyl esterHCID 8665430088%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature25 °C

Reaction Steps

The compound obtained in example 3e was protected as the tert-butyl dimethyl silyl ether by treatment with tert-butyldimethylchlorosilane and imidazole in DMF. This compound was treated with 2,6-lutidine and OsO4 2.5% in 2-methyl-2-propanol, followed by NalO4 in 1,4-dioxane-water (3:1) at room temperature. The reaction was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hrs, quenched, and the product purified by chromatography to provide (2R,3R)-5-benzyloxy-3-(tert-butyldimethylsilanyloxy)-2-(2-oxoethyl)pentanoic acid methyl ester in 88% yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08889894B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_11
ORD IDord-595e3ad2f37746c487f9b5e285d3e241
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_11