Sodium hydride → (R)-2-methyl-6-nitro-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]oxazol-2-ylmethyl 4-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-1-carboxylate

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To the solution of (R)-3-(2-chloro-4-nitroimidazol-1-yl)-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl 4-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-1-carboxylate prepared in Example 106 (0.32 g, 0.65 mmol) in DMF (3 ml), sodium hydride (31 mg, 0.78 mmol) was added followed by stirring for 1.5 hours with cooling on ice-bath. To the reaction mixture, ice-water was added, and the solution was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was 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=9/1) and recrystallized from isopropanol to afford (R)-2-methyl-6-nitro-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]oxazol-2-ylmethyl 4-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-1-carboxylate (0.14 g, yield 49%) as a white solid.

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