Water → (R)-3-Benzyloxy-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-propane

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Dissolve (R)-(+)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-1-propanol (875 mg, 5 mmol) in anhydrous THF (50 mL). Add sodium hydride (60% in mineral oil, 210 mg, 5.2 mmol) and stir at 0° C. for 30 min. Add benzyl bromide (620 μL, 5.2 mmol) followed by tetrabutylammonium iodide (20 mg, 0.05 mmol) and stir for 3 h at ambient temperature. Pour the mixture into water (200 mL), extract with DCM (3×50 mL), wash with brine, dry over MgSO4, filter and concentrate. Purify by chromatography on silica gel eluting with hexane/EtOAc (19:1) to give the desired intermediate as a colorless oil (800 mg, 60%).

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