Methyl iodide → HCID 58008044, compound

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A mixture of methyl N-{4-[4-(tert-butyl)benzyloxy]-4′-(trifluoromethoxy)biphenyl-3-yl}oxamate (compound of Example 6 (4); 3.0 g, 5.982 mmol), methyl iodide (9.387 g, 66.180 mmol), potassium carbonate (2.480 g, 17.946 mmol), 18-crown-6 (158 mg, 0.598 mmol) and acetonitrile (50 ml) was stirred at 85° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The residue obtained by evaporation of the solvent under reduced pressure was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=5:1) to give the title compound (3.066 g, 99.4%) as a colorless oil.

Provenance & Evidence