Reaction #1726683

Reaction equation

ethyl 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-carboxylate

sodium cyanide

3-hydroxyazetidine hydrochloride

triethylamine

→

2B

Yield 90.0%

(5-(4-Chlorophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)(3-hydroxyazetidin-1-yl)methanone

Yield 90.0%

Solvents

Water

methanol

methanol

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   Otherfor preparation
2. 2
   Extractionthe mixture was extracted with dichloromethane
3. 3
   Otherevaporated to a white solid, which
4. 4
   workup.ADDITIONwas treated with toluene (5 mL)
5. 5
   Filtrationfiltered
6. 6
   WashThe product was washed with toluene (5 mL)
7. 7
   Otherdried in vacuo

Procedure

To a suspension of ethyl 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-carboxylate—for preparation, see e.g. WO 97/05131—(0.53 g, 2.10 mmol) in dry methanol (10 mL) was added sodium cyanide (20 mg, 0.42 mmol). A solution of 3-hydroxyazetidine hydrochloride (0.38 g, 2.78 mmol) and triethylamine (0.39 mL, 2.78 mmol) in methanol (10 mL) was added at ambient temperature. The mixture was stirred for 2.5 h. Water (30 mL) was added and the mixture was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layers were combined and evaporated to a white solid, which was treated with toluene (5 mL) and then filtered. The product was washed with toluene (5 mL) and then dried in vacuo. There was obtained 0.52 g (90%) of 2B as a solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD): δ 4.00 (dd, 1H), 4.46 (dd, 2H), 4.70 (m, 1H), 4.93 (dd, 1H), 7.62 (d, 2H), 8.11 (d, 2H), MS (APCI+) m/z 280 [M+H]+.

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