P-Anisidine → 3-[3-(4-methoxyphenylamino)butyryl]-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one

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A solution of anisidine (55.4 mg, 0.45 mmol) in toluene (1.5 ml) was cooled to 0° C., and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (40 μL, 0.45 mmol) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred for 10 minutes, and to this solution were added Pd((R)-binap)(OH2)2(OTf)2 (8 mg, 0.00752 mmol) and 3-crotonoyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one (47 mg, 0.3 mmol). The ice-cooling bath was removed and the mixture was reacted at room temperature for 20 hours. A saturated aqueous solution of ammonium chloride was added to quench the reaction, and the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated and purified by a silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=4:1) to give the objective 3-[3-(4-methoxyphenylamino)butyryl]-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one (66.5 mg, 96% yield). The enantiomeric excess was determined by a liquid chromatography with an optical isomer separating column (column: AD-H) to be 94% e.e.

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