Sodium hydride → (R)-4-((R)-1-(tert-butoxy)ethyl)-3-(2,5-difluoropyrimidin-4-yl)oxazolidin-2-one

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To a solution of (R)-4-((R)-1-(tert-butoxy)ethyl)oxazolidin-2-one (6.35 g, 33.9 mmol) in DMF (170 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere at 0° C. was added sodium hydride (2.14 g, 50.9 mmol, 60%) portion wise over 3 minutes. The reaction mixture was then stirred for 2 hr at 0° C. whereupon 2,4,5-Trifluoropyrimidine (5 g, 37.3 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture allowed to stir 75 minutes at 0° C. then the mixture was allowed to warm to RT and stirred for 1 hr at RT. The reaction mixture was quenched with the slow addition of saturated solution of NH4Cl and the aqueous mixture 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 50%) provided a colorless oil of (R)-4-((R)-1-(tert-butoxy)ethyl)-3-(2,5-difluoropyrimidin-4-yl)oxazolidin-2-one (6.97 g, 23.1 mmol, 68% yield) which crystallizes upon standing. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) 1.10 (d, J=6.26 Hz, 3H) 1.18 (s, 9H) 4.25-4.35 (m, 1H) 4.49-4.62 (m, 2H) 4.65-4.73 (m, 1H) 8.45 (d, J=1.57 Hz, 1H). LCMS m/z 246.1 (-t-butyl fragment) (M+H)+, Rt 0.91 min.

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