Diisopropylethylamine → (R)-3-(2-chloro-4-nitroimidazol-1-yl)-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl N-methyl-N-(4-trifluoromethoxybenzyl)carbamate

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(R)-2-Chloro-1-(2,3-dihydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-4-nitroimidazole prepared in Example 10 (2.16 g, 9.18 mmol), N,N-diisopropylethylamine (2.67 ml, 15.30 mmol) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (0.19 g, 1.53 mmol) were added to a suspension of N-methyl-N-(4-trifluoromethoxybenzyl)carbamoylchloride (2.05 g, 7.65 mmol) in toluene (40 ml) followed by stirring at 100° C. for 3.5 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, and the solution washed with 10% hydrochloric acid, dried over magnesium sulfate and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (methylene chloride/ethyl acetate=9/1) to afford (R)-3-(2-chloro-4-nitroimidazol-1-yl)-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl N-methyl-N-(4-trifluoromethoxybenzyl)carbamate (2.74 g, yield 77%) as a colorless oil.

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