Dimethylformamide → Acetoxymethyl methyl 4-(2',3-dichlorophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate

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To a stirred mixture of 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2',3'-dichorophenyl)-5-carboxymethyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid (0.3 g, 0.83 mmol) and sodium bicarbonate (0.14 g, 1.69 mmol)in DMF (15 ml) under nitrogen atmosphere was added chloromethyl acetate (0.137 g, 1.26 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated at 80° C. for 18 h. Workup by evaporation of solvent and addition of water. Extraction with dichloromethane, the extract was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated. The resulting oil was subjected to flash chromatography [silica gel, dichloromethane--dichloromethane/methanol (9/1) gradient] to give colorless crystals (0.17 g, 48%) mp. 144.5°-147.6° C. 1H-NMR (CDCl3): 7.30-7.04 (Ar, 3H); 5.97 (s, 1H); 5.73 (d, J=5.5 Hz, 1H); 5.69 (d, J=5.5 Hz, 1H); 5.46 (s, 1H); 3.6 (s, 3H); 2.32 (s, 3H); 2.30 (s, 3H); 2.03 (s, 3H). 13 C-NMR (CDCl3): 169.64; 167.63; 165.81; 147.46; 146.77; 143.85; 132.86; 131.15; 129.83; 128.31; 126.98; 103.97; 101.89; 78.73; 50.93; 38.45; 20.80; 19.86; 19.26.

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