1-Methylimidazole → HCID 59031741, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution (50 mL) of ethyl acetate containing 2,2,8-trimethyl-7-nitro-2H-1-benzopyran (3.32 g, 15.1 mmol), N-methyl imidazole (0.482 mL, 6.05 mmol) and (R,R,S,S)-Ph,Ph salen manganese complex (XY) (142 mg, 0.151 mmol) were added at room temperature, and sodium hypochlorite aqueous solution (34.1 mL, 1.776 mol/kg, 60.5 mmol) was added dropwise, and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. Upon the completion of the reaction, sodium thiosulfate aqueous solution was added to the reaction solution, the resulting solution was filtered through celite. The resulting filtrate extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was washed with water and sodium chloride aqueous solution, and then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After distilling off the solvent, the residue was purified by column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=7/1) and the aimed product was obtained as pale yellow crystal (yield: 78%, optical purity: 99% ee).

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