Piperidine → (2R,3S)-3-(tert-butoxy)-2-((2-chloropyrimidin-4-yl)amino)butan-1-ol

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To a round bottom flask with stir bar was added (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl((2R,3S)-3-(tert-butoxy)-1-hydroxybutan-2-yl)carbamate (4.7 g, 12.3 mmol) and acetonitrile (100 mL) followed by the addition of piperidine (1.8 mL, 18.4 mmol). The flask was capped and stirred for 18 hr at room temperature. The volatiles were then removed. A white solid develops which contains the amino alcohol product and the fmoc deprotection by products. Solids were redissolved in acetonitrile (50 ml)(some of the fmoc polymer is insoluble) and 2,4-dichloropyrimidine (5.48 g, 36.8 mmol) and DIEA (2.141 mL, 12.26 mmol) were added. Resulting reaction mixture allowed to stir 18 hr at room temperature. The volatiles were again removed. Reaction mixture was diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc. Organic phases combined, washed with water, brine, dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated onto silica gel. Silica gel column chromatography (EtOAc/Heptane 0 to 100%) provided (2R,3S)-3-(tert-butoxy)-2-((2-chloropyrimidin-4-yl)amino)butan-1-ol (1.80 g, 6.58 mmol, 54% yield) as a colorless oil which crystallizes upon standing. LCMS m/z 274.1 (M+H)+, Rt 0.56 min.

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