Triphenylphosphine → (2R)-Octan-2-yl 4-(benzyloxy)-3-fluorobenzoate

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Triphenylphosphine (7.92 g, 30 mmol) in THF (40 ml) was added dropwise to a stirred solution of compound 11 (7.00 g, 28 mmol), (S)-(+)-octan-2-ol (3.66 g 28 mmol) and diethyl azodicarboxylate (4.87 g, 28 mmol) in THF (100 ml). The reaction solution was left stirring under nitrogen until completion [reaction monitored by TLC (dichloromethane, silica)]. Upon completion, the solvent was removed in vacuo to yield a colourless solid which was purified by column chromatography (dichloromethane) on silica to yield a colourless oil. Yield 10.01 g (99%), [α]D=−22.4° at 25° C.

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