Reaction Steps
In a microwave vial, a stirring solution of 4-isopropoxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid (700 mg, 2.82 mmol) in DMF was treated with HOBt (495 mg, 3.67 mmol) and EDCI (702 mg, 3.67 mmol) at room temperature. The reaction was stirred for 20 min followed by addition, in a single portion, of N′,1-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-4-carboximidamide (650 mg, 3.38 mmol). The reaction was stirred for additional 30 min at room temperature and then heated to 130° C. for 35 min in the initiator. The reaction was diluted using a saturated solution of NaCl and extracted with EtOAc (100 ml×3). The organic phase was dried over Na2SO4 anhydrous and concentrated under reduced pressure. The product was purified by column chromatography using CH2Cl2:MeOH (9:1) to offer the product as white solid in 68% yield (780 mg). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3—CH3OD): δ 8.38 (d, J=1.8 Hz, 1H), 8.28 (dd, J1=2.4 Hz, J2=8.7 Hz, 1H), 8.06 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.55 (d, J=7.5 1H), 7.7.37 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.11 (dd, J1=2.4 Hz, J2=9.0 Hz, 1H), 5.24 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 1H), 4.20 (q, J=6.9 Hz, 1H), 3.48-3.40 (m, 1H), 3.19-3.09 (m, 1H), 2.57-2.46 (m, 1H), 2.04-1.92 (m, 1H), 1.46 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.39 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 3H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3—CH3OD): δ 169.05, 158.85, 146.82, 143.33, 133.55, 128.79, 127.41, 127.22, 116.23, 113.38, 104.88, 65.27, 35.55, 31.44, 21.87, 14.55. MS (EI) m/z 405 (M+), HRMS (EI) for C21H19N2O3 (M+): calcd 405.1420. found 405.1424.
