Acetone → tert-Butyl 3-(((methylsulfonyl)oxy)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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A solution of 3-hydroxymethylpiperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (15.0 g, 69.7 mmol) and triethylamine (14.6 mL, 104.5 mmol) in dichloromethane (270 mL) was stirred on a bath of ice and acetone. A solution of methanesulfonyl chloride (5.5 mL, 71.1 mmol) in dichloromethane (25 mL) was added dropwise at a rate which kept the internal temperature remained below 0° C. (the addition required about 20 minutes). The mixture was stirred on an ice bath for 2.5 hours, then was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate, and the mixture was filtered to remove a white crystalline solid. The filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to provide an orange gum. Purification by flash chromatography (50% ethyl acetate in hexane) provided a white solid (19.12 g, 93%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ4.10 (m, 2H), 3.95 (bd, J=13 Hz, 1H), 3.81 (dt, J=14, 4 Hz, 1H), 3.03 (s, 3H), 2.92 (ddd, J=14, 10, 3 Hz, 1H), 2.79 (dd, J=13, 10 Hz, 1H), 1.97 (m, 1H), 1.83 (m, 1H), 1.68 (m, 1H), 1.49 (m, 1H), 1.46 (s, 9H), 1.30 (m, 1H).

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