Ammonia → 2-{[4-(2-Chlorophenyl)-3-ethoxycarbonyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridin-2-yl]methoxy}acetamide

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Carbonyldiimidazole (9.80 g) was added to a suspension of 2-{[4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-ethoxycarbonyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridin-2-yl]methoxy}acetic acid (25.4 g) in tetrahydrofuran (400 ml) and the mixture stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. A stream of gaseous ammonia was passed through the resulting solution with stirring until the reaction was complete (as determined by t.l.c.) The reaction mixture was evaporated and the residue partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over sodium sulphate and evaported. The residue was triturated with diethyl ether and the resulting solid collected, recrystallised from diethyl ether/n-hexane and dried to give the title compound (17.0 g), m.p. 127°-128° C.

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