Diisopropylethylamine → (S)-3-cyclohexyl-2-[4-(2,3-dimethyl-phenoxy)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-pyrrol-1-yl]-propionic acid methyl ester

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To a stirred solution of (S)-2-amino-3-cyclohexyl-propionic acid methyl ester (1.56 g, 0.008 mol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was added N,N-diisopropylethylamine (4.90 g, 0.038 mol) slowly at room temperature, under nitrogen. The resulting mixture was stirred for 5 min and then treated with (E)-4-bromo-3-(2,3-dimethyl-phenoxy)-but-2-enoic acid ethyl ester (2.40 g, 0.008 mol) and the reaction mixture was heated at 110° C.-120° C. for 16 h. After this time, ice water was added and the resulting mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. Purification by flash column chromatography (silica gel (100-200 mesh)) afforded (S)-3-cyclohexyl-2-[4-(2,3-dimethyl-phenoxy)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-pyrrol-1-yl]-propionic acid methyl ester (910 mg, 29%) as yellow oil.

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