Toluene ethylacetate → 2-Cyanoethyl cyclopentyl 4-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethylpyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate

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280 g (0.63 mol) of cyclopentyl 2-acetyl-3-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)-2-propenoate are dissolved with 97.2 g (0.63 mol) of 2-cyanoethyl 3-amino-2-butenoate in 400 ml of isopropanol and the solution is heated under reflux for about 8 hours until monitoring by thin layer chromatography (silica gel, toluene/ethyl acetate 5:1) shows complete conversion. The reaction mixture is concentrated and the residue is taken up twice more with toluene and the mixture concentrated again. Filtration twice over 2 l of silica gel each time using a toluene/ethyl acetate gradient gives 160 g of the target compound as an oil. A portion is further purified by chromatography over silica gel and crystallization from ether to give a crystalline solid of melting point 135-136° C.

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