4-Nitrobenzoic Acid → (1R,2S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)cyclohexyl 4-nitrobenzoate

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To a solution of tert-butyl (1S,2S)-2-hydroxycyclohexylcarbamate (1.30 g, 6.04 mmol), 4-nitrobenzoic acid (1.11 g, 6.64 mmol), triphenylphosphine (1.74 g, 6.64 mmol) in THF (30 mL) was added diethylazo dicarboxylate (1.05 ml, 6.64 mmol) and the resulting solution was stirred at ambient temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with brine. The organic layer was dried and concentrated to give an orange oil that was purified by column chromatography (hexanes/ethyl acetate, 8:1) to give (1R,2S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)cyclohexyl 4-nitrobenzoate (1.95 g, 89%).

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