3-(Benzyloxy)azetidine benzenesulfonate

1027995-71-6

897019-59-9

General procedure for the synthesis of 3-(benzyloxy)azetidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester from 3-(benzyloxy)azetidine-1-carboxylic acid: tert-butyl ester of 3-(benzyloxy)azetidine-1-carboxylic acid (1.0 g) was placed in a round-bottomed flask, methanol-HCl solution (15 ml, 20%) was added, and the reaction was stirred for 1 h at room temperature. The reaction progress was monitored by thin layer chromatography (TLC). After completion of the reaction, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give the crude product as a white solid. The crude product was washed several times with ethyl acetate and dried thoroughly to afford the target compound 3-(benzyloxy)azetidine hydrochloride as a white solid in 92% yield, which can be used for subsequent reactions without further purification.