Citric Acid → HCID 18630138, compound

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1.3M s-BuLi in cyclohexane (25.4 mL, 0.033 mol) was added dropwise to THF (50 mL), TMEDA (3.83 g, 0.033 mol), and the compound of Example c (4.10 g, 0.015 mol), cooled to -78° under nitrogen with stirring. After stirring for 20 min, MeI (2.45 g, 0.01725 mol) was added all at once. The mixture was stirred for 1 h, and 25% citric acid (50 mL) was added. The mixture was extracted three times with CH2Cl2. The combined extracts were washed twice with water, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated. To the resulting mixture were added 30 mL thionyl chloride and 5 drops of DMF. After stirring at RT overnight, the mixture was concentrated to dryness; 50 mL toluene were added; and again the mixture was concentrated. This process was repeated 3 times. The crude product, a brown oil, was dissolved in 30 mL toluene and added to a 100 mL solution of 70% ethyl amine in water which had been cooled to 5° in an ice bath. After stirring overnight, the mixture was washed with 10% HCl and three times with water, dried (MgSO4), concentrated, and purified by HPLC eluting with 1:3 ethyl acetate/hexanes. Two fractions were obtained. When each was concentrated, Compound 48 crystallized as a white solid in a 20% yield. m.p. 115-117° C. Compound 49 crystallized as a white solid in a 42% yield. m.p. 64-66° C.

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