(The following reaction is done in an anhydrous N2 atmosphere.) Suspend EDC.HCl (61 mg, 0.32 mmol) and Et3N (44 μL, 0.32 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (1.0 mL) and stir the resulting solution for 5 min at rt. Add 3-(3,4,5-Trimethoxy-phenyl)-propionic acid (55 mg, 0.23 mmol) and DMAP (2 mg, 0.02 mmol) and stir the resulting solution for 15 min. Add (2′-Amino-biphenyl-3-yl)-acetic acid methyl ester (49) (50 mg, 0.21 mmol) and stir the reaction solution overnight at rt. Quench reaction solution with water, separate layers and extract aqu. layer with DCM (3 times). Wash combined organic layer with brine and dry with Na2SO4. Purify the crude product by preparative radial chromatography (silica gel, EtOAc/CyH 1+1) to obtain {2′-[3-(3,4,5-Trimethoxy-phenyl)-propionylamino]-biphenyl-3-yl}-acetic acid methyl ester (50) (46 mg, 48%) as a yellow oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): 2.50 (t, 2H, J=7.6 Hz); 2.90 (t, 2H, J=7.7 Hz); 3.64 (s, 2H); 3.65 (s, 3H); 3.77 (s, 6H); 3.78 (s, 3H); 6.38 (s, 2H); 7.09-7.18 (m, 3H); 7.19-7.28 (m, 3H); 7.34 (d, 1H, J=8.1 Hz); 7.38 (d, 1H, J=7.8 Hz); 8.31 (br.d, 1H, J=7.8 Hz).
