To a solution of (1R)-[1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-3-hydroxy-3-methyl-butyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (150 mg, 0.42 mmol) in methylene chloride (5 mL) was added a solution of HCl in dioxane (0.5 mL, 4N, 2 mmol). After 2 hrs, the solvent was removed and the crude oil was used in the next step without further purification. A mixture of the resulted oil, 2-bromomethyl-6-(cyclopropanecarbonyl-amino)-benzoic acid methyl ester (130 mg, 0.42 mmol) and triethyl amine (0.12 mL, 0.86 mmol) in DMF (3 mL) was heated at 80° C. for 27 hrs. The solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL) and 1N HCl (50 mL). The organic layer washed with 1N HCl (50 mL), brine (50 mL), and dried over MgSO4. The solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was purified with Preparative HPLC to give (1R)-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid {2-[1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-3-hydroxy-3-methyl-butyl]-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-4-yl}-amide (100 mg, 51% yield): mp, 90-92° C.; 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 0.85-0.93 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.08-1.13 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.25 (s, 3H, CH3), 1.34 (s, 3H, CH3), 1.45 (t, J=7 Hz, 3H, CH3), 1.67-1.74 (m, 1H, CHG), 2.18 (dd, J=4, 14 Hz 1H, CHH), 2.32 (dd, J=9, 14 Hz, 1H, CHH). 2.38 (s, 1H, OH), 3.86 (s, 3H, CH3), 3.94 (d, J=17 Hz, 1H, NCHH), 4.07 (q, J=7 Hz, 2H, CH2), 4.36 (d, J=17 Hz, 1H, NCHH), 5.70 (dd, J=4, 9 Hz, 1H, NCH), 6.82-6.99 (m, 4H, Ar), 7.41 (t, J=8 Hz, 1H, Ar), 8.42 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H, Ar), 10.58 (s, 1H, NH); 13C NMR (CDCl3) δ 8.27, 14.78, 16.19, 29.98, 30.22, 43.95, 46.13, 50.96, 55.98, 64.60, 70.02, 111.43, 112.90, 116.71, 117.51, 117.69, 119.72, 132.48, 133.16, 137.99, 141.50, 148.50, 149.12, 169.63, 172.72; Anal Calcd for C26H32N2O5+1.1H2O: C, 66.11; H, 7.30; N, 5.93. Found: C, 65.73; H, 6.90; N, 5.82.
