3-Hydroxypyridine → tert-Butyl 3-(pyridin-3-yloxy)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate

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To a solution of tert-butyl 3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (500 mg, 2.67 mmol) in anhydrous THF (13 mL) under nitrogen were added 3-hydroxypyridine (508 mg, 5.34 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (1.40 g, 5.34 mmol). The reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. and DEAD (775 μL, 4.27 mmol) was added dropwise. The solution was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then diluted with dichloromethane and filtered. The filtrate was washed three times with NaOH 0.2N, dried over Na2SO4 then concentrated. The residue was purified on column chromatography (eluent: pentane/acetone 9/1 to 7/3) to give the title compound (606 mg, 86%) as a wax.

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