Methanol → HCID 178472972, compound

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20.7 g of potassium carbonate and 5 ml of methanol were added to a solution of 28.9 g of N-(trans-4-methylcyclohexyl)-4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamamide (Example 131) in 600 ml of methylisobutylketone. The solution was reacted for 30 minutes, while it was refluxed. Next, 27.7 ml of ethyl bromoacetate was added dropwise into the solution over about 20 minutes by means of a dropping funnel. Thereafter, the solution was stirred for 4 hours. After reaction, the solution was allowed to cool to room temperature. After the potassium carbonate has been filtered out from the filtrate, the solvent was removed in vacuo from the filtrate. The product obtained was recrystallized from methylene chloride/ether, yielding 35.2 g of N-(trans-4-methylcyclohexyl)-4-(ethoxycarbonylmethoxy)-3-methoxycinnamamide (a compound of the present invention) as white crystal, which had the following physiochemical properties:

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