(E)-(3-Chloro-4-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-cyclopentyloxyimino-acetic (prepared as in Example 1, 96 mg, 0.28 mmol), 3-methyl-[1,2,4]thiadiazol-5-ylamine (32 mg, 0.28 mmol) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (145 μL, 0.83 mmol) were combined in acetonitrile (1.25 mL) and cooled in an ice bath. O-(7-Azabenzotriazole-1-yl)-N,N,N′N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate (106 mg, 0.28 mmol) was added and the ice bath was removed. After stirring 2 h, the reaction mixture was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was treated with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (1 mL) and extracted with chloroform (2×3 mL). The combined organic phases were dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (Merck silica gel 60, 40-63 μm; 40% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to afford (E)-2-(3-chloro-4-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-2-cyclopentyloxyimino-N-(3-methyl-[1,2,4]thiadiazol-5-yl)-acetamide (62 mg, 50%) as a white solid after lyophilization from aqueous acetonitrile: LC-MS (ESI) m/e calcd for C17H19ClN4O4S2 [M+] 442.05, found 443 [M+H+]; H1-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 1.67 (m, 4 H, 2×CH2), 1.90 (m, 4 H, 2×CH2), 2.60 (s, 3 H, ArCH3), 3.32 (s, 3 H, SO2CH3), 4.95 (m, 1 H, OCH), 7.60 (dd, Jo=8.3, Jm=1.6 Hz, 1 H, Ar), 7.70 (d, Jm=1.6 Hz, 1 H, Ar), 8.22 (d, Jo=8.3 Hz, 1 H, Ar), 10.35 (s, 1 H, NH).
