Ozone → (S)-tert-butyl 4-((S)-2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)methyl)-4-hydroxybutyl)-2,2-dimethyloxazolidine-3-carboxylate

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A solution of (S)-tert-butyl 4-((R)-2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)methyl)pent-4-enyl)-2,2-dimethyloxazolidine-3-carboxylate (15 g) in dry CH2Cl2 (250 mL) was treated with a stream of O3 until the reaction mixture turned blue at −78° C. The system was then flushed with O2 to remove excess ozone. Me2S was added and the mixture was allowed to warm to rt. Solvents were removed in vacuo to give the crude product (12 g). The crude product was dissolved in 250 mL of dry THF. The resulting mixture was cooled to 0° C. before LiAlH4 was added. After being stirred for 30 min, the reaction was quenched with 40 mL of H2O followed by 120 mL of 1 N NaOH. The resulting white slurry was filtered through celite, and the clear, colorless filtrate was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4. Filtration followed by concentration in vacuo gave the crude product, which was purified by flash column to give the pure product (S)-tert-butyl 4-((S)-2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)methyl)-4-hydroxybutyl)-2,2-dimethyloxazolidine-3-carboxylate (5.2 g, 340%). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ 0.06 (s, 6H), 0.89 (s, 9H), 1.46 (s, 12H), 1.50 (m, 3H), 1.53 (m, 3H), 3.09 (m, 1H), 3.49 (m, 2H), 3.50 (m, 2H), 3.7 (m, 2H), 3.90 (m, 1H).

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