Potassium Carbonate → Tert-butyl 4-((2-(4-(methoxycarbonyl)phenyl)-5-methyloxazol-4-yl)methylthio)piperidine-1-carboxylate

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A mixture of the crude tert-butyl 4-mercaptopiperidine-1-carboxylate (2.34 g, 10.78 mmol, 1.20 equiv), methyl 4-(4-(chloromethyl)-5-methyloxazol-2-yl)benzoate (2.33 g, 8.79 mmol, 1.00 equiv) and potassium carbonate (1.74 g, 12.39 mmol, 1.50 equiv) in N,N-dimethylformamide (23.4 mL) was stirred overnight in a 100-mL round-bottom flask at 50° C. The reaction mixture was then quenched by the addition of 30 mL of water. The resulting solution was extracted with 3×30 mL of ethyl acetate and the organic layers combined. The organic layer was washed with 2×40 mL of brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was eluted with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:30-1:5) on a silica gel column to give 920 mg (23%) of tert-butyl 4-((2-(4-(methoxycarbonyl)phenyl)-5-methyloxazol-4-yl)methylthio)piperidine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid. LC-MS: (ES, m/z): 447 [M+H]+, 347, 271, 146, 105.

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