Ammonium Chloride → tert-Butyl 2-[4-(5-chloro-2-cyanophenyl)-5-methoxy-2-oxopyridin-1(2H)-yl]-3-(3-methyloxetan-3-yl)propanoate

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At room temperature, 350 mg (766 μmol) of tert-butyl 2-[4-(5-chloro-2-cyanophenyl)-5-methoxy-2-oxopyridin-1(2H)-yl]-3-(3-methyloxetan-3-yl)prop-2-enoate (isomer mixture) were admixed with 20 ml of a “Hot Stryker's” reagent solution [B. A. Baker et al. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 289-292]. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h, and saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution was then added. After phase separation, the aqueous phase was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were dried over magnesium sulphate and filtered, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (40 g silica cartridge, flow rate 40 ml/min, cyclohexane/ethyl acetate gradient). Yield: 345 mg (97% of theory)

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