Methyl chloroformate → N-(4-methoxycyclohexyl)-4-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-yl)thio-butyramide

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To methylene chloride (50 ml) are added 4-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-yl)thio-butyric acid (45 mmole) and N-methylmorpholine (50 mmole). To the mixture is added dropwise with stirring methyl chloroformate (50 mmole) with keeping the inner temperature at 10°-20° C. by ice-cooling, and thereafter, the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. To the mixture is added 2-methoxycyclohexylamine (54 mmole), and the mixture is stirred at the same temperature for 4 hours. After the reaction, water is added to the reaction mixture. The organic layer is separated and washed with dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, diluted hydrochloric acid and water in order, and dried over sodium sulfate. Inorganic materials are filtered off, and the mother liquor is concentrated. The resulting residue is subjected to column chromatography (Wakogel C-200, eluting solvent, benzene:chloroform=4:1, V/V) to isolate N-(4-methoxycyclohexyl)-4-(1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-yl)thio-butyramide (yield: 43%), colorless liquid, nD11 =1.5263.

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