Imidazole → (2R,3S)-3-(tert-Butyldimethylsilyloxy)-2-(3-chloro-4-cyano-2-methylphenylamino)-N-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)butanamide

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A 500 mL round bottomed flask was charged with (2R,3S)-2-(3-chloro-4-cyano-2-methylphenylamino)-3-hydroxy-N-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)butanamide (7.87 g, 20.4 mmol) and DMF (200 mL) then cooled to 0° C. Imidazole (6.94 g, 102 mmol) and tert-butylchlorodimethylsilane (9.22 g, 61.2 mmol) were added and the mixture was stirred and warmed to room temperature overnight. Water (200 mL) was added to the mixture followed by EtOAc (200 mL) and the phases partitioned. The organic phase was washed with water (2×100 mL), brine (100 mL), dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated to furnish the title compound as a white solid (8.2 g, 80%). 1H NMR (500 MHz, acetone-d6, δ in ppm) 7.97 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.44-7.66 (m, 1H), 7.40 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 6.42 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 5.43 (d, J=6 Hz, 1H), 4.77 (dd, J=6, 8 Hz, 2H), 4.79 (dd, J=5, 15 Hz, 2H), 4.70 (d, J=5, 15 Hz, 1H), 4.52-4.58 (m, 1H), 3.85-4.89 (m, 1H), 2.39 (s, 3H), 1.24 (d, J=6 Hz, 3H).

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