Potassium Carbonate → N-(t-Butyloxy)-2(R)-[[4-methoxybenzenesulfonyl](3-picolyl)amino]-3(R)-(3-picolyloxy)butanamide

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To a solution of N-(t-butyloxy)-2(R)-[[4-methoxybenzenesulfonyl]amino]-3(R)-hydroxybutanamide (3.04 g, 8.44 mmol) in dimethylformamide (150 mL) is added 3-picolyl chloride hydrochloride (1.45 g, 8.87 mmol) followed by potassium carbonate (11.65 g, 84.4 mmol). The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature overnight, then heated to 45° C. for 5 hours. An additional amount of 3-picolyl chloride hydrochloride (692.0 mg, 4.23 mmol) is added at this point. The reaction mixture is stirred at 45° C. for 10 hours. The reaction mixture is diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product is purified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate, then 5% methanol/methylene chloride) to give N-(t-butyloxy)-2(R)-[[4-methoxybenzenesulfonyl](3-picolyl)amino]-3(R)-(3-picolyloxy)butanamide.

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