Water → tert-Butyl 3-(methoxymethyl)azetidine-1-carboxylate

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To 24.6 mg (0.74 mmol, 60% dispersion in mineral oil) NaH in 5 mL THF at 0° C. was added 0.115 g (0.61 mmol) 3-hydroxymethyl-azetidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (prepared using route 15 step a) in 1 mL THF dropwise over 10 minutes, and the reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 30 minutes. 46 μL (0.74 mmol) methyl iodide was added and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. 20 mg (0.61 mmol, 60% dispersion in mineral oil) of NaH followed by 38 μL (0.61 mmol) of methyl iodide were added and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. 5 mL of H2O was added and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2×10 mL), the organic layers were combined and dried with MgSO4. After filtration, the solvent was evaporated to give the desired product which was used for the next step without further purification.

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