Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 10803968, compound

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A solution of 4-methylbenzenepropanoic acid (2.0 g, 12.2 mmol) and triethylamine (4.3 mL, 3.1 g, 30.9 mmol) in 80 mL of tetrahydrofuran is cooled in ice and treated dropwise with isobutyl chloroformate (1.7 mL, 1.8 g, 13.1 mmol). The mixture is stirred for 1 hour, and a solution of 3-phenoxy-1-propanamine (1.9 g, 12.6 mmol) in 10 mL of tetrahydrofuran is added slowly. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 18 hours, then added to 400 mL of brine. The mixture is acidified with 4.0 N hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers are washed with brine, dried (anhydrous sodium sulfate), and evaporated. Recrystallization of the residue gives 2.2 g (61%) of the amide intermediate product, mp 101-102° C.

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