Acetic Anhydride → N-[(5S)-3-(4-(4-t-Butyldimethylsilyloxymethylimidazol-1-yl)-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxooxazolidin-5-ylmethyl]acetamide

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To (5R)-5-azidomethyl-3-(4-(4-t-butyldimethylsilyloxymethylimidazol-1-yl)-3-fluorophenyl)oxazolidin-2-one(10.0 g) in ethyl acetate (560 ml) was added triethylamine (13.3 ml), acetic anhydride (4.5 ml), and palladium catalyst (10% on charcoal, 1.5 g), and the mixture hydrogenated at ambient temperature for 17 hours. The mixture was filtered through celite, the celite washed well with ethyl acetate, and the organic layer stirred with a saturated solution of sodium bicarbonate (100 ml) at ambient temperature for 1 hour. The organic layer was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. Crude product (15 g, from two batches) was dissolved in dichloromethane and chromatographed on silica, eluting with a gradient from dichloromethane (100%) to 10% methanol in dichloromethane. Product fractions were combined to give a gum (12.3 g).

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