Triethylamine → Tert-butyl 3-(methanesulfonyloxy)azetidine-1-carboxylate

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N-Boc-3-hydroxyazetidine (1.73 g) was dissolved in chloroform (20 ml). Triethylamine (2.09 ml) and methanesulfonyl chloride (856 μl) were added thereto at 0° C. After stirring at room temperature for 0.5 hours, ethyl acetate and water were added thereto to separate the organic layer. After being washed with a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, a saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution, and water, the organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain the title compound as a colorless, oily compound (2.32 g). Physical properties: m/z [M+H]+ 252.0

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