Potassium Iodide → Methyl {3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-oxo-4-(3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl}acetate

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3.04 g (9.9 mmol) of the compound of Example 4A were dissolved in 100 ml of acetonitrile, and 1.07 g (9.9 mmol) of methyl chloroacetate, 2.73 g (19.8 mmol) of potassium carbonate and a small spatula tip of potassium iodide were added. The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 1 h, allowed to cool to RT and filtered. The filtrate was freed from the volatile components on a rotary evaporator and the residue was dried under high vacuum. This gave 3.70 g of the title compound in a purity of about 90% (89% of theory).

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