Diisopropylethylamine → 2-{[(1H-Benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-quinolin-8-yl)-amino]-methyl)-6-methoxy-benzoic acid ethyl ester

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To a solution of (1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-1H-Benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-quinolin-8-yl)-amine (0.409 g, 1.08 mmol) in CH3CN (5 mL) was added N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.38 mL, 2.18 mmol) followed by a solution of ethyl 6-(bromomethyl)-2-methoxybenzoate (0.454 g, 1.66 mmol) in CH3CN (6 mL). The resultant mixture was heated to 60° C. for 22 hours then cooled to room temperature. The mixture was concentrated and the residue was partitioned between CH2Cl2 (50 mL) and brine (10 mL). The phases were separated and the aqueous phase was extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×10 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated. Purification of the crude material by column chromatography on silica gel (25:1 CH2Cl2—CH3OH) followed a further chromatographic purification by column chromatography on silica gel (2:1 hexanes-EtOAc) and radial chromatography on silica gel (2 mm plate, 100:1:1 CH2Cl2—CH3OH—NH4OH) provided 0.38 g (62%) of a white solid.

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