tert-butyl N-(3-oxo-3-phenylpropyl)carbamate

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a cooled (0° C.) solution of tert-butyl 3-oxo-3-phenylpropylcarbamate (0.68 g, 2.73 mmol) and 2,5-difluorobenzothiohydrazide hydrochloride (0.613 g, 2.73 mmol) in EtOH (27 mL) was added triethylamine (0.57 mL, 4.09 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 8 hours, the mixture was heated to 65° C. for 16 hours. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (100 mL). The solution was washed with water and brine (40 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed (30% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to provide the crude product as a brown syrup which was used directly in the next step. the mixture was heated to 65° C. for 16 hours The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (100 mL) The solution was washed with water and brine (40 mL) dried over Na2SO4 filtered concentrated under reduced pressure The residue was chromatographed (30% ethyl acetate in hexanes)

Conditions: temp:0.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a cooled (−78° C.) solution of 3-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)propanoic acid (1.0 g, 5.3 mmol) in THF (53 mL) was added phenyllithium (9.9 mL, 16 mmol, 1.6 M solution in cyclohexane/ether). After warming slowly to 0° C. and then stirring for 1 hour, the reaction mixture was quenched with saturated NH4Cl (10 mL), diluted with water (70 mL) and extracted with ether. The combined organics were washed with brine (80 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed (20% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to provide the product (0.69 g, 59%) as yellow oil. the reaction mixture was quenched with saturated NH4Cl (10 mL) diluted with water (70 mL) extracted with ether The combined organics were washed with brine (80 mL) dried over Na2SO4 filtered concentrated under reduced pressure The residue was chromatographed (20% ethyl acetate in hexanes)