Ethanol → 2-Methyl-4-methoxy-5-(2-hydroxypropyl)aminophenyl mesylate

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7.52 g (32.6 mmol) of 2-methyl-4-methoxy-5-aminophenyl mesylate, 90 ml of ethanol and 4.2 ml (3.5 g, 60 mmol) of propylene oxide were fed into an autoclave (200 ml) and the mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 35 hours. After allowing to cool, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain a brown oily matter. The oily matter thus obtained was subjected to silica gel chromatography (Silica Gel 60, trade name, manufactured by Merck Co., 70-230 mesh, 300 g, eluent: chloroform/ethyl acetate (1:1 by volume)), and thereby give 0.33 g (1.4 mmol, 6%) of the starting material from the first fraction, 6.46 g (22.4 mmol, 69%) of 2-methyl-4-methoxy-5-(2-hydroxypropyl)aminophenyl mesylate from the second fraction in the form of an oily matter and 1.81 g (5.2 mmol, 16%) of 2-methyl-4-methoxy-5-bis(2-hydroxypropyl)aminophenyl mesylate from the third fraction in the form of brown crystals.

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