A stirred mixture of (S)-(+)-4-(oxiranylmethoxy)carbazole (7.50 g, 31.3 mmol), 4-(4-(2-amino-2-methylpropyl)-phenoxy)benzamide (17.82 g, 62.67 mmol), acetic acid (0.10 g, 1.7 mmol), water (10 mL) and methanol (260 mL) was heated to 60° C. for 22.7 hrs. The mixture was cooled and concentrated in vacuo to an oil. The concentrate was taken up in ethyl acetate (250 mL) and partitioned with water (100 mL). The organic layer was then extracted with a solution of 25 mL 1N HCl (25 mL) in water (35 mL). A white precipitate formed during the extraction was mostly 4-(4-(2-amino-2-methylpropyl)-phenoxy)benzamide and was removed by filtration of the two phase mixture. The organic layer was extracted two times with a solution of 1N HCl (3 mL) in water (50 mL). The ethyl acetate layer was stripped to an oily residue. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography with 416 g 230–400 silica gel and eluting with ethyl acetate then 10:1–3 ethyl acetate:ethanol gradient. Concentration of the appropriate fractions and drying under vacuum gave 14.31 g (87.2%) of the desired product as a foamy white solid. 1H NMR was consistent with the desired compound.
