2-Methoxypropene → (4S,5R)-Tert-butyl 4-(fluoromethyl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-2,2-dimethyloxazolidine-3-carboxylate

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A 1 L round bottom flask containing tert-butyl ((1R,2S)-3-fluoro-1-hydroxy-1-(4-iodophenyl)propan-2-yl)carbamate (24.4 g, 61.8 mmol) is charged with CH2Cl2 (250 mL) followed by 2-methoxypropene (9.0 mL, 92.8 mmol). The solution is cooled via ice bath and para toluene sulfonic acid (59 mg, 0.31 mmol) added. The reaction is stirred for 2 hours at room temperature then quenched with saturated sodiumbicarbonate solution (200 mL). The organics were separated, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated to give the title compound (26.5 g): 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) 7.73 (d, 2H), 7.20 (d, 2H), 5.08 (d, 1H), 5.03-4.69 (m, 1H), 4.54-4.31 (m, 1H), 3.91-3.68 (m, 1H), 1.70 (s, 3H), 1.58 (s, 3H), 1.50 (s, 9H).

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