Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide → (RS)-1-ethynyl-1-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl (RS)-2-[2-(2-methylprop-2-yl)-pyrimidin-5-yl]-3-methylbutyrate

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A solution of N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (0.2 g) in dichloromethane (5 cm3) was added to a stirred mixture of (RS)-2-[2-(2-methylprop-2-yl)pyrimidin-5-yl]-3-methylbutyric acid (0.26 g), (RS)-α-ethynyl-3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol (0.224 g), 4-dimethylaminopyridine (0.02 g) and dry dichloromethane (5 cm3) and the resultant mixture stirred for 2 hours. The precipitate which formed was removed by filtration and the filtrate concentrated by evaporation of the solvent under reduced pressure. The residual oil was purified by column chromatography using a silica column eluted with a mixture of ethyl acetate (1 part by volume) and petroleum ether (boiling range 60° to 80° C., 1 part by volume) to yield (RS)-1-ethynyl-1-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl (RS)-2-[2-(2-methylprop-2-yl)-pyrimidin-5-yl]-3-methylbutyrate (0.4g), as a mixture of diastereoisomers.

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