create a new table from view

Hi Experts
i am trying to copy the content of the view to a new table

i am using this query

CREATE TABLE temp_Courses
  AS (SELECT distinct(Description) FROM [Training].[dbo].[masCourse]);

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and i am getting this error

Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 2
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'AS'.

i even tried this

  SELECT Description
INTO temp_courses
FROM (SELECT distinct Description FROM [Training].[dbo].[masCourse])

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also not working i am getting this error

Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 3
Incorrect syntax near ')'.

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can you help me please