Trifluoroacetic acid → (2S,4R)-(4-Tritylsulfanyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl)-methanol

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To 25.0 g (52.56 mmol) (2S,4R)-2-Hydroxymethyl-4-tritylsulfanyl-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester in 80 ml CH2Cl2 were added 40 ml TFA at 0° C., and the solution was stirred at RT over night. The solution was concentrated in vacuo, and the residue was redissolved in EtOAc, washed with sat. NaHCO3 solution, brine, and was dried over Na2SO4. 21.98 g (quant.) (2S,4R)-(4-Tritylsulfanyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl)-methanol were isolated as light brown foam.

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