Imidazole → (2S,4R)-3-[3-(4-{4-[acetyl(4-chloro-phenyl)-amino]-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-quinoline-1-carbonyl}-phenoxy)-propyl]-5-methyl-3H-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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(2S,4R)-N-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-N-[1-(4-hydroxy-benzoyl)-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinolin-4-yl]-acetamide was dissolved in DMF at room temperature and K2CO3 was added. 3-(3-Bromo-propyl)-5-methyl-3H-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (prepared from the dibromide and the corresponding imidazole with NaH in THF) was added and the reaction was allowed to heat to 80° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water, then extracted three times with ethyl acetate, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated down. The crude residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (2% MeOH/95% CH2Cl2 to 10% MeOH/90% CH2Cl2) to afford (2S,4R)-3-[3-(4-{4-[acetyl(4-chloro-phenyl)-amino]-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-quinoline-1-carbonyl}-phenoxy)-propyl]-5-methyl-3H-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester. The ester (0.080 g, 0.12 mmol) was hydrolyzed to the acid by dissolving in tetrahydrofuran and ethanol and sodium hydroxide (1N) was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature 16 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, acidified to form a white precipitate. The solid was filtered to give (2S,4R)-3-[3-(4-{4-[Acetyl-(4-chloro-phenyl)-amino]-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-quinoline-1-carbonyl}-phenoxy)-propyl]-5-methyl-3H-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid in 61% yield.

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