Pyridine → (S)-N-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3-(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyloxypentanoic acid amide

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To a solution containing 300 mg (1.15 mmol) of (S)-N-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3-hydroxypentanoic acid amide produced in Example 2 and pyridine (0.9 mL), 328.4 mg (1.72 mmol) of 4-methylbenzenesulfonyl chloride was added at 0° C. After stirring at 0° C. for 5 hours and at room temperature for further 5 hours, water (5 mL) was added and the resultant was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. Extraction was carried out with ethyl acetate and after the organic layer was washed with saturated brine, the product was dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure and purifying was carried out on silica gel column chromatography to obtain (S)-N-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3-(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyloxypentanoic acid amide as a white solid (455.1 mg, isolated yield: 49%). 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz/ppm): δ 0.86 (3H, t), 1.75-1.82 (2H, m), 2.38 (3H, s), 2.72-2.83 (2H, m), 4.87-4.93 (1H, m), 7.23-7.26 (2H, m), 7.54-7.59 (4H, m), 7.74-7.78 (3H, m)

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