Pyridine → 6-(3-Hydroxypropylcarbamoyloxy)-5-methoxy-4-[2-methyl-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)oxiranyl]-1-oxaspiro[2,5]octane

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To a mixture of 6-hydroxy-5-methoxy-4-[2-methyl-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)oxiranyl]-1-oxaspiro[2,5]octane (423 mg) and pyridine (474 mg) in dichloromethane (9 ml) was added portionwise 4-nitrophenyl chloroformate (1.2 g) at ambient temperature. After stirring for 3 hours, 5-methoxy-4-[2-methyl-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)oxiranyl]-6-(4-nitrophenoxycarbonyloxy)-1-oxaspiro[2,5]octane was prepared in the reaction mixture. To the mixture, 3-amino-1-propanol (2.25 g) was added in one portion. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature and then diluted with diethyl ether (20 ml). The solution was washed with brine, 1N aqueous hydrochloric acid, 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide, and brine successively. The solvent was dried and evaporated in vacuo to give a crude oil, which was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluted by ethyl acetate to yield 6-(3-hydroxypropylcarbamoyloxy)-5-methoxy-4-[2-methyl-3 -(3-methyl-2-butenyl)oxiranyl]-1-oxaspiro[2,5]octane (400 mg) as crystals.

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