Pyridine → 5-Methoxy-4-[2-methyl-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)oxiranyl]-6-[3-(methylcarbamoyloxy)propylcarbamoyloxy]-1-oxaspiro[2,5]octane

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To a mixture of 6-(3-hydroxypropylcarbamoyloxy)-5-methoxy-4-[2-methyl-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)oxiranyl]-1-oxaspiro[2,5]octane (15 mg) and pyridine (12.3 mg) in dichloromethane (1 ml) was added portionwise 4-nitrophenyl chloroformate (32 mg) at ambient temperature. After stirring for 2 hours, 5-methoxy-4-[2-methyl-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)oxiranyl]-6-(4-nitrophenoxycarbonyloxypropylcarbamoyloxy)-1-oxaspiro[2,5]octane was prepared in the reaction mixture. To the mixture, 30% methanol solution of methylamine (7 mg) was added in one portion. The mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature and diluted with diethyl ether (5 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 diethyl ether to yield 5-methoxy-4-[2-methyl-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)oxiranyl]-6-[3-(methylcarbamoyloxy)propylcarbamoyloxy]-1-oxaspiro[2,5]octane (13.8 mg) as crystals.

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