Diisopropylethylamine → (R)-3-(2-chloro-4-nitroimidazol-1-yl)-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl 4-(4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

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4-(4-Trifluoromethoxyphenyl)piperazine-1-carbonylchloride (1.25 g, 4.2 mmol), N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.96 ml, 5.6 mmol) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (67 mg, 0.56 mmol) were added to a suspension of (R)-2-chloro-1-(2,3-dihydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-4-nitroimidazole prepared in Example 10 (0.65 g, 2.8 mmol) in toluene (13 ml) followed by stirring at 100° C. for 8.5 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (methylene chloride/ethyl acetate=19/1) to afford (R)-3-(2-chloro-4-nitroimidazol-1-yl)-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl 4-(4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (1.29 g, yield 92%) as a yellow oil.

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