Water → HCID 70995998, compound

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Sodium hydride (60%, 202 mg, 5.06 mmol) was suspended in anhydrous THF (15 mL) and cooled in an ice bath. Ethyl 2-(diethoxyphosphoryl)propanoate (1.2 g, 5.06 mmol) was added dropwise under nitrogen and the mixture was stirred in an ice bath for 1 h. 1-(Diphenylmethyl)azetidin-3-one (1 g, 4.21 mmol) was added in portions as a solid and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h, then left to stir at room temperature overnight. Water (50 mL) was added and the mixture was extracted with DCM (3×50 mL). Brine was added, and the aqueous and organic layers were separated. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated. The resulting crude yellow oil was purified by FCC, eluting with 0-50% EtOAc, to afford a clear oil which crystallised upon standing. The solids were sonicated with heptane and the remaining solid was collected by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated and sonicated with heptane to afford a second crop of solid. The filtrate was concentrated and the residue was sonicated with heptane to afford a further crop of solid material. The resultant solids were collected and combined to afford the title compound (892 mg, 66%) as a white solid. δH (250 MHz, CDCl3) 7.56-7.39 (m, 4H), 7.38-7.15 (m, 6H), 4.63-4.45 (m, 1H), 4.24-4.01 (m, 4H), 3.96-3.76 (m, 2H), 1.72-1.58 (m, 3H), 1.27-1.14 (m, 3H).

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