Hydrochloric Acid → 4-benzoyl-N-{(1S,2R)-2-hydroxy-1-[(hydroxyamino)carbonyl]propyl}benzamide

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To a solution of hydroxylamine hydrochloride (121 mg, 1.74 mmol) in anhydrous MeOH (2.0 mL) at 0° C. under N2 atmosphere was added sodium methoxide (25 wt % in MeOH, 680 mg, 3.14 mmol). A precipitate was immediately observed and the cloudy white solution was stirred for 10 minutes at 0° C. A solution of methyl (2S,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-{[4-(phenylcarbonyl)phenyl]carbonylamino}butanoate (1) (534 mg, 1.56 mmol) in MeOH (3.0 mL) was added and the reaction stirred 3 h at 0° C., then warmed gradually to ambient temperature overnight (18 h total). Aqueous 0.5 M HCl (20 mL) was added and the solution extracted with 5:1 chloroform/isopropyl alcohol (4×40 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to give an orange foam. Purification by silica gel chromatography (increasing eluant polarity from 30:1 CH2Cl2/MeOH to 15:1 CH2Cl2/MeOH) afforded 228 mg (43%) of 4-benzoyl-N-{(1S,2R)-2-hydroxy-1-[(hydroxyamino)carbonyl]propyl}benzamide.

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