Methylparaben → 4-(2-{2-[(2-Tert-butoxy-1,1-dimethyl-2-oxoethyl)thio]-1,3-thiazol-4-yl}ethoxy)benzoic acid methyl ester

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2-{[4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]thio}-2-methylpropionic acid tert-butyl ester (7.0 g) synthesized in Example 4 and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester (3.5 g) were dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL), triphenylphosphine (6.06 g) and diethyl diazodicarboxylate (4.0 g) were added under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 8 hr. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (elution solvent; hexane:ethyl acetate=4:1) to give the title compound (7.0 g) as a colorless oil.

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