4-Cyclohexylphenol → (S)-2-(4-cyclohexyl-phenoxymethyl)-5-propyl-2,3-dihydro-oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-7-one

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(S)-5-(4-Cyclohexyl-phenoxymethyl)-4,5-dihydro-oxazol-2-ylamine (0.37 g, 1.35 mmol), prepared in accordance with the procedures in Steps 1 and 2 of Example 1 and starting from R-epichlorohydrin and 4-cyclohexylphenol, was dissolved in ethanol (6 mL). Methyl 2-hexynoate (0.34 g, 2.70 mmol) was then added and the reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 24 hrs and then cooled to room temperature. The resulting crystalline solid was isolated by filtration, washed with heptane 3 times, and dried under vacuum to afford 135 mg (27% yield) of (S)-2-(4-cyclohexyl-phenoxymethyl)-5-propyl-2,3-dihydro-oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-7-one as a white solid.

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