• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.12-16
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• 1992

A new method for the synthesis of alminoprofen, which is a non-steroidal antiinflammatory agent, was described. Ethyl 2-phenyl-propionate(4) was prepared by Friedel-Crafts reaction of benzene with ethyl ${\alpha}-chloro-{\alpha}(methylthio)acetate(1)$, followed by methylation and desulfurization of the resultant ethyl 2-(methylthio)phenylacetate(2). Ethyl 2-(p-aminophenyl)propionate(6) was obtained by nitration of (4) and successive reduction of ethyl 2-(p-nitrophenyl)propionate(5). Alminoprofen was synthesized by reaction of (6) with methallyl chloride, followed by hydrolysis of the resultant ethyl 2-(p-methylallylaminophenyl)propionate (7).