Water → (2R,4R)-1-benzyl-2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-(t-butyldimethylsilyloxy)pyrrolidine

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To a solution of (2S,4R)-1-benzyl-2-vinyl-4-(t-butyldimethylsilyloxy)pyrrolidine (24.03 g) in tetrahydrofuran (120 ml) was added 0.5M solution of 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane in tetrahydrofuran (318 ml) at 0°~5° C. with stirring and then stirred at ambient temperature for 4 hours. To the reaction mixture were added water (200 ml) and sodium perborate tetrahydrate (87 g) at ambient temperature with stirring vigorously and then the mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 12 hours. The insoluble material was filtered off, and the filtrate was separated. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with a mixture of n-hexane and ethyl acetate (1:1, V/V) to give (2R,4R)-1-benzyl-2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-(t-butyldimethylsilyloxy)pyrrolidine (20.89 g).

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