Sodium Sulfite → Benzyl 2-methyl-1-oxa-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptane-5-carboxylate

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A solution of 3-ethylidenepyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid benzyl ester (Example A8, 0.65 g, 2.8 mmol) and 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (0.86 g, 5 mmol) in dichloromethane (15 mL) is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The excess peracid is decomposed by the addition of 10% sodium sulfite. The organic layer is washed with 5% sodium bicarbonate solution, dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated. The residue is purified by column chromatography (1:1 hexanes/ethyl acetate) to afford the title compound (0.310 g). 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.36-7.26 (m, 5H), 5.14 (s, 2H), 3.73-3.55 (m, 3H), 3.34 (d. 1H), 3.20-3.13 (m, 1H), 2.26-2.11 (m, 1H), 1.90-1.62 (m, 1H), 1.33 (d, 3H).

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