1,3-Propanediamine, N'-(ethylcarbonimidoyl)-N,N-dimethyl-, monohydrochloride → 6-{[((2E)-3-{4-[(4-(4,4,4-trifluorobutoxy)benzoyl)oxy]phenyl}prop-2-enoyl)oxy]}hexyl 3,5-dinitrobenzoate

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8.61 g (0.0347 Mol) of 4-(4,4,4-trifluorobutoxy)benzoic acid are suspended in 100 ml of dichloromethane. 0.42 g (0.0035 Mol) of 4-Dimethylaminopyridine are added at room temperature. 7.98 g (0.04163 Mol) of N-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC hydrochloride) are added at 0° C. The solution is stirred for 1 h at 0° C. 15.90 g (0.0347 Mol) of 6-[((2E)-{4-hydroxyphenyl}prop-2-enoyl)oxy]hexyl 3,5-dinitrobenzoate dissolved in 50 ml of dichloromethane are added dropwise to the solution at 0° C. and allowed to stir at room temperature overnight. After 22 hours at room temperature the reaction mixture is partitioned between dichloromethane and water. The mixture is acidified with HCl 25%. The organic phase is washed repeatedly with water, dried over sodium sulphate, filtered and concentrated by rotary evaporation. Chromatography of the residue on 600 g silica gel using toluene:ethyl acetate(99:1) as eluant and crystallization from ethyl acetate/hexane (1:2) yielded 18.82 g (79%) of 6-{[((2E)-3-{4-[(4-(4,4,4-trifluorobutoxy)benzoyl)oxy]phenyl}prop-2-enoyl)oxy]}hexyl 3,5-dinitrobenzoate as white crystals.

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