To a stirred solution of 3-(6-(4-phenoxyphenylamino)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)benzoic acid (0.05 g, 0.12 mmol) in DMF (2 mL) were added MeNH—OMe.HCl (0.0084 g, 0.12 mmol), EDCI HCl (0.0361 g, 0.18 mmol), HOBT (0.0084 g, 0.062 mmol) and DIPEA (0.023 g, 0.18 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h and was quenched with water. A white solid was isolated by filtration and dried under vacuum to give N-methoxy-N-methyl-3-(6-(4-phenoxyphenylamino)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)benzamide (0.025 g, 44.5%) as a white solid.
