Diethyl Ether → 2(S)-ethoxy-3-[4-(2-methyl-5-methylamino-2H-[1,2,4]triazol-3-yl)phenyl]propionic acid

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0.2 ml (2.2 mmol) of dimethyl sulfate is added to a mixture of 0.6 g (2 mmol) of methyl 3-[4-(5-amino-2-methyl-2H-[1,2,4]triazol-3-yl)phenyl]-2(S)-ethoxypropanoate, 0.3 ml (2.2 mmol) of triethylamine and 40 ml of ethyl ether. The reaction medium is heated at 35° C. for 4 hours. The reaction changed very little, 20 ml of tetrahydrofuran, 0.3 ml of triethylamine and 0.2 ml (2.2 mmol) of dimethyl sulfate are added and the reaction medium is heated at 40° C. for a further 24 hours. The reaction medium is evaporated to dryness. The residue obtained is purified by thin-layer chromatography on silica eluted with a 97/3 and then 95/5 dichloromethane/methanol mixture. 0.1 g (16%) of methyl 2(S)-ethoxy-3-[4-(2-methyl-5-methylamino-2H-[1,2,4]triazol-3-yl)phenyl]propanoate and 0.4 g (60%) of 2(S)-ethoxy-3-[4-(2-methyl-5-methylamino-2H-[1,2,4]triazol-3-yl)phenyl]propionic acid are obtained.

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