(-)-Epichlorohydrin → 4-[(2S)-3-(3-ethyl-5-methyl-4-oxiranylmethoxy-phenyl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl]-2-(1-ethyl-propyl)-6-methoxy-pyridine

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A mixture of 2-ethyl-4-{5-[2-(1-ethyl-propyl)-6-methoxy-pyridin-4-yl]-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl}-6-methyl-phenol (355 mg, 931 μmol) and (R)-epichlorohydrine (861 mg, 9.31 mmol) in 3 M aq. NaOH (4 mL) and isopropanol (15 mL) is stirred at rt for 18 h before a second portion of (R)-epichlorohydrine (430 mg, 4.65 mmol) is added. Stirring is continued at rt for 8 h. The mixture is diluted with EA (100 mL) and washed twice with 1 N aq. NaOH solution (2×15 mL) followed by brine (25 mL). The org. extract is dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The crude product is purified by prep. HPLC to give 4-[(2S)-3-(3-ethyl-5-methyl-4-oxiranylmethoxy-phenyl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl]-2-(1-ethyl-propyl)-6-methoxy-pyridine (272 mg) as a white powder; LC-MS: tR=1.25 min, [M+H]+=438.09.

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