3-(6-Methoxy-2-naphthyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl trifluoromethanesulfonate (1.36 g, 3.65 mmol), tert-butyl N-[4-(1-hydroxyethyl)benzoyl]-β-alaninate (1.2 g, 4.02 mmol), and triphenylphosphine (1.44 g, 5.48 mmol) were suspended in DCM (25 ml). Diisopropyl azodicarboxylate (0.87 ml, 4.38 mmol) was added slowly. The mixture was stirred for 2 hr and then concentrated to ˜10 ml. This residue was chromatographed (SiO2, 25-30% ethyl acetate gradient) to give 0.727 g of tert-butyl N-{4-[1-(3-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)-5-{[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]oxy}-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)ethyl]benzoyl}-β-alaninate, NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 1.45 (s, 9H); 2.01 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H); 2.53 (t, J=5.9 Hz, 2H); 3.67 (q, J=5.9 Hz, 2H); 3.94 (s, 3H); 5.56 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 1H); 6.54 (s, 1H); 6.78 (br, 1H); 7.16 (br, 1H); 7.17 (dd, J=2.6 Hz, 9 Hz, 1H); 7.41 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H); 7.74 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H); 7.78 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H); 7.79 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 1H); 7.93 (dd, J=1.8 Hz, 8.5 Hz, 1H); 8.14 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H). MS C31H32F3N3O7S Cald: 647.19; Obsd (M+Na): 670.02 and 1.165 g of tert-butyl N-{4-[1-(5-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)-3-{[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]oxy}-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)ethyl]benzoyl}-β-alaninate. NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 1.46 (s, 9H); 1.85 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H); 2.55 (t, J=5.8 Hz, 2H); 3.68 (q, J=5.8 Hz, 2H); 3.95 (s, 3H): 5.52 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 1H); 6.23 (s, 1H); 6.85 (br, 1H); 7.16 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H); 7.21 (dd, J=2.6 Hz, 8.7 Hz, 1H); 7.22 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H); 7.24 (dd, J=1.5 Hz, 8.4 Hz, 1H); 7.62 (d, J=1.5 Hz, 1H); 7.67 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H); 7.71 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 2H); 7.76 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H). MS C31H32F3N3O7S Cald: 647.19; Obsd (M+Na): 670.20.
