Sodium Carbonate → VEL-0230

Participants

Reaction Steps

Crude ethyl (2S,3S)-3-[[(1S)-1-isobutoxymethyl-3-methylbutyl]carbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate (15.29 g) synthesized according to the process (acid chloride method) similar to that described in Patent reference 1 was dissolved in ethanol (24 mL). While the solution was stirred at room temperature, sodium carbonate (2.44 g) dissolved in water (24 mL) was dropped. After the solution was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, it was further stirred at 90° C. to 95° C. for 2 hours. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, and water (50 mL) was added to the residue. The obtained solution was washed with two portions of ethyl acetate (50 mL), and water was distilled off under reduced pressure. Acetone (400 mL) was dropped to the residue, and the obtained solution was stirred overnight at room temperature. The precipitated crystalline product was collected by filtration, washed with a mixture of 3% water-acetone (30 mL), washed again with acetone (30 mL), and dried in air to obtain white solid sodium (2S,3S)-3-[[(1S)-1-isobutoxymethyl-3-methylbutyl]carbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate (10.55 g, 70.3%). The NMR data of the solid product were the same as those in Example 9.

Provenance & Evidence