Acetone → (2R,4R)-2-[(4S,5S)-3-Acetyl-4-(3,5-difluorobenzyl)-2,2-dimethyloxazolidin-5-yl]-4-(4-methoxy-benzyloxy)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester

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Add to a solution of (2R,4R)-2-[(1S,2S)-2-acetylamino-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-1-hydroxypropyl]-4-(4-methoxy-benzyloxy)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (5.64 g, 10.55 mmol) in dichloromethane (25 mL) and acetone (25 mL) p-toluene sulfonic acid pyridine salt (0.245 g, 1 mmol) and 2-methoxy propene (4.6 mL, 49 mmol). Stir 60 min and concentrate. Dissolve in ethyl acetate and wash with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate, saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dry (magnesium sulfate) and purify (silica gel chromatography, eluting with hexanes/ethyl acetate mixtures) to give the title compound as a foam (3.49 g, 61%).

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