Dimethylformamide → 3-(4-{2-[1-(4-Hydroxy-benzyl)-3-methyl-2-oxo-imidazolidin-4-yl]-ethoxy}-phenyl)-2-isopropoxy-propionic acid ethyl ester

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A mixture of 3-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-2-isopropoxy-propionic acid ethyl ester (0.034 g, 0.134 mmol), toluene-4-sulfonic acid 2-[3-methyl-2-oxo-1-(4-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-imidazolidin-4-yl]-ethyl ester (0.068 g, 0.149 mmol) and CS2CO3 (0.066 g, 0.202 mmol) in DMF (6 mL) was heated to 65° C. under N2 for 16 h. The reaction was cooled and quenched with 1 N HCl (10 mL) and worked up extractively with Et2O and water. The organic layer was dried (MgSO4) and the solvent removed in vacuo to afford crude product that was purified by flash chromatography using 4:1 hexanes:acetone to afford 0.048 g (67%) 3-(4-{2-[1-(4-hydroxy-benzyl)-3-methyl-2-oxo-imidazolidin-4-yl]-ethoxy}-phenyl)-2-isopropoxy-propionic acid ethyl ester. Rf=0.36 (1:1 hexanes:acetone). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3)δ 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) □ 7.56 (d, 2H, J=8.07 Hz), 7.36 (d, 2H, J=8.07 Hz), 7.13 (d, 2H, J=8.80 Hz), 6.72 (d, 2H, J=8.80 Hz), 4.47, 4.36 (ABq, 2H, J=15.16 Hz), 4.20-4.12 (m, 2H), 4.00-3.94 (m, 3H), 3.66-3.59 (m, 1H), 3.48 (hp, 1H, J=5.87 Hz), 3.37 (t, 1H, J=8.80 Hz), 2.98 (t, 1H, J=8.80 Hz), 2.90-2.85 (m, 2H), 2.84 (s, 3H), 2.27-2.23 (m, 1H), 1.93-1.84 (m, 1H), 1.23 (t, 3H, J=6.85 Hz), 1.14 (d, 3H, J=5.87 Hz), 0.97 (d, 3H, J=5.87 Hz). MS (ES+) Calc'd for C28H36N2O5F3 (M+1) 537. Found m/z 537 (100%).

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