Bromoacetonitrile → 2-(Trimethylsilyl)ethyl(1r,2s,5r)-2-((s)-3-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-5-(cyanomethylamino)cyclohexylcarbamate

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A stirring solution of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl (1R,2S,5R)-5-amino-2-((S)-3-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)cyclohexylcarbamate (400 mg, 0.82 mmol) in acetonitrile (3 mL) was charged sequentially with diisopropylethylamine (315.8 mg, 3 eq) and bromoacetonitrile (109.5 mg, 1.1 eq). The mixture was stirred at 40° C. for 30 h. The solvent was removed under reduce pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, using 1.5% of methanol in dichloromethane as the eluant. The desired 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl(1R,2S,5R)-2-((S)-3-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-5-(cyanomethylamino)cyclohexylcarbamate was obtained as a white solid (400 mg, 93%). LC/MS found [M+H]+=530.

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