Pyridine → (-)-4-(Octyloxy)phenyl 4-(1-methoxyethyl)-benzoate

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An acid chloride prepared from 1.80 g (10 mmol) of (-)-4-(1-methoxyethyl)benzoic acid and oxalyl chloride was added to a solution comprising 2.66 g (12 mmol) of 4-(octyloxy)phenol, 10 g of pyridine and 30 g of toluene at room temperature. The mixed solution was stirred at the same temperature for one hour and then at 40° C. -50° C. for 2 hours. The resulting reaction mixture was treated and purified according to Example 1 to obtain 3.78 g (98.5% yield) of (-)-4-(octyloxy)phenyl 4-(1-methoxyethyl)-benzoate. [α]D20 =-57.7° (c=1, CHCl3).

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