(Diethylamino)sulfur trifluoride → [(1S,2S)-1-(3-fluoro-azetidine-1-carbonyl)-2-methyl-butyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester

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To a cooled (−78° C.) solution of diethylaminosulfur trifluoride (0.46 mL, 3.5 mmol) in dichloromethane (6 mL), was added dropwise a solution of [(1S,2S)-1-(3-hydroxy-azetidine-1-carbonyl)-2-methyl-butyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (1.0 g, 3.5 mmol) in dichloromethane (4 mL). The mixture was warmed to room temperature, stirred overnight, then diluted with ethyl acetate and poured into ice/water. The layers were separated, and the organic phase washed with water and brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The product was purified by flash-chromatography (ethyl acetate) and isolated as an oil (250 mg, 25%).

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