Isopropylamine → 3-Hydroxy-N-(1-methylethyl)benzamide

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3-Hydroxybenzoic acid (0.966 g, 7.0 mmol), N-methylmorpholine (2.3 mL, 21 mmol), iso-propylamine (1.78 mL, 21 mmol) and CH2Cl2 (30 mL) were dissolved together and hydroxybenzotriazole (1.03 g, 7.7 mmol) and 1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (1.47 g 7.7 mmol) was added; stirred 16 h, diluted with CH2Cl2 (70 mL) and the organic phase was washed with satd aq NaHCO3, H2O, 0.3 N HCl, H2O, and satd aq NaCl, dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated to afford 443 mg as a white foam. 1H NMR (CDCl3): d 7.23 (m, 3), 6.90 (m, 1), 4.22 (m, 1), 1.25 (d, 6).

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