Acetic Acid → (2S,4S)-4-mercapto-2-(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)thiomethyl-1-(4-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl)pyrrolidine

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To a solution of (2S,4S)-4-benzoylthio-2-(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)thiomethyl-1-(4-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl)pyrrolidine (1.60 g) in methanol (30 ml) was added sodium methoxide (28% solution in methanol) (0.78 ml) under ice-cooling. After stirring at the same temperature for 30 minutes, to this solution was added glacial acetic acid (1 ml). The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (100 ml). The solution was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated in vacuo. The resulting residue was chromatographed on silica gel (100 g) eluting with a mixture of dichloromethane and acetone (20:1, V/V). The fractions containing the desired compound were collected and evaporated in vacuo to give (2S,4S)-4-mercapto-2-(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)thiomethyl-1-(4-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl)pyrrolidine (0.78 g).

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