Dichloromethane → (S)-2-ethoxy-3-[4-{2-(4-[methylsulfonylamino]phenyl)ethoxy}phenyl]propanoic acid ethyl ester

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3-{4-[2-(4-Aminophenyl)ethoxy]phenyl}-(S)-2-ethoxypropanoic acid ethyl ester hydro chloride (described in Example 41b) (0.45 g; 1.26 mmole), dichloromethane (10 ml), methanesulfonyl chloride (0.216 g; 1.88 mmole) and triethylamine (0.318 g; 3.14 mmole) were mixed at 0° C. and stirred for 3 hours at that temperature and then at room temperature over night. The reaction mixture was poured into ethyl acetate (50 ml). Triethylamine hydrochloride salt was filtered off and the filtrate evaporated. The residue was redissolved and extracted with ethyl acetate and water. The organic phase was washed once more with water, dried with sodium sulfate and evaporated. Chromatography with diethyl ether:petroleum ether (1:3, 1:1, 3:1) as eluant gave 0.18 g (32.8% yield) of (S)-2-ethoxy-3-[4-{2-(4-[methylsulfonylamino]phenyl)ethoxy}phenyl]propanoic acid ethyl ester.

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