Acetic Anhydride → Acetic acid (S)-1-[5-(2-chloro-6-methyl-pyridin-4-yl)-3-(3-methoxy-5-trifluoromethyl-phenylamino)-[1,2,4]triazol-1-ylmethyl]-propyl ester

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N,N-Dimethyl-4-pyridinamine (0.1222 g, 0.001 mol) was added to a solution of intermediate D7 (9.117 g, 0.020 mol) in acetyl acetate (378 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at reflux for 30 minutes. Subsequently, the mixture was cooled to room temperature and the solvent was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was redissolved in CH2Cl2. This organic solution was washed with a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, washed with brine, and was subsequently dried (MgSO4), filtered and the solvent was evaporated in vacuo. The obtained yellow oil was purified by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (Shandon Hyperprep® C18 BDS (Base Deactivated Silica) 8 μm, 250 g, I.D. 5 cm). A gradient with 3 mobile phases was applied. Phase A: a 0.25% NH4HCO3 solution in water; phase B: methanol; phase C: CH3CN). The desired fractions were collected. The solvent was evaporated and co-evaporated with methanol. The product was crystallized from DIPE/heptane. The white crystals were filtered off and dried in vacuo. Yield: 3.677 g of intermediate D8 (37%; 5-enantiomer).

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