Hydrogen Peroxide → trans-(7-Carbamoyl-1,1-diethyl-3-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester

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To a solution of trans-(7-cyano-1,1-diethyl-3-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-2-yl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (8.5 g, 24 mmol) in DMSO (105 mL) was added K2CO3 (4.98 g, 36 mmol), and the mixture was stirred until all solids were dissolved. To the solution was added 30% hydrogen peroxide (12.2 mL, 120 mmol) in 0.5 mL portions over 45 min at a rate to keep the temperature 30-35° C. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (200 mL) and isopropyl acetate (500 mL), and sodium metabisulfite was added (10 g) to reduce excess peroxides. Layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with isopropyl acetate (3×150 mL) and 10% MeOH/isopropyl acetate (2×100 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water (3×150 mL) and saturated NaCl (100 mL), dried with Na2SO4 and concentrated to give the title compound (9.4 g). (m/z): [M+H]+ calcd for C21H32N2O4 377.24; found 377.6.

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