Methyl chloroformate → Tert-butyl (s)-(1-hydroxypent-4-en-2-yl)carbamate

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To a solution of (S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)pent-4-enoic acid (166 g, 0.77 mol) and Et3N (214 mL) in THF (2.5 L) was added methyl chloroformate (71.2 mL, 0.93 mol) at 0-5° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 15 min and filtered to remove TEA salt. To the filtrate was added a solution of NaBH4 (60 g, 1.54 mol) in a small amount of water at 0-5° C. The reaction was stirred at RT for 1 h and quenched with saturated NH4Cl solution. The reaction mixture was concentrated to remove most of THF and extracted with EtOAc (700 mL×3). The organic layers were washed with water, NaOH (1 N) and brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated to give (S)-tert-butyl 1-hydroxypent-4-en-2-ylcarbamate (165 g), which was used without further purification. LRMS (M+H+) m/z 202.1.

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