4-Cyclohexylphenol → (S)-2-(4-cyclohexyl-phenoxymethyl)-7-oxo-2,3-dihydro-7H-oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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To a solution of (S)-5-(4-cyclohexyl-phenoxymethyl)-4,5-dihydro-oxazol-2-ylamine (0.5 g, 1.82 mmol), prepared in accordance with the procedures described in Steps 1 and 2 of Example 1 and starting from R-epichlorohydrin and 4-cyclohexylphenol, in ethanol (10 mL) was added diethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (0.39 g, 2.29 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 14 hours and then stored in a freezer overnight. The reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature. The resulting crystalline solid was isolated by centrifugation and dried under vacuum at 60° C. to afford 427 mg of (S)-2-(4-cyclohexyl-phenoxymethyl)-7-oxo-2,3-dihydro-7H-oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid ethyl ester. [α]D25 −16.15 (c 0.52, CHCl3).

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