Triethylamine → N-[3-[4-(5,6-dimethoxy-3-methyl-1,4-benzoquinon-2-ylmethyl)phenyl]propionyl]thiomorpholine

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To a solution of 3-[4-(5,6-dimethoxy-3-methyl-1,4-benzoquinon-2-ylmethyl)phenyl]propionic acid (27 mg, 0.078 mmol) obtained in Example 1 and ethyl chlorocarbonate (15 mg, 0.139 mmol) in THF (10 ml) was added triethylamine (14 mg, 0.139 mmol) at −10° C. followed by stirring for 30 minutes, and then thiomorpholine (20 mg, 0.194 mmol) was added thereto followed by stirring at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ether. The extract was washed with water, dried, and then the solvent was distilled off. The resulting residue was purified by a middle-pressure column chromatography using silica gel (hexane:ethyl acetate=1:1). The yellow powder thus obtained was crystallized from methylene chloride-diethylether to yield the title compound (26 mg, 0.061 mmol, yield 77%) as a yellow crystal.

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