Diisopropylcarbodiimide → 3-{3-[(7-Hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxin-2-ylmethyl)-amino]-propyl}-1H-indol-5-ol

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5-Benzyloxyindole-3-propionic acid (1.5 g, 5.0 mmole), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (0.8 g, 6.0 mmole) and 1,3-diisopropylcarbodiimide (1.9 ml, 12.0 mmole) were combined in 150 ml of DMF and stirred at room temperature for 2 hours under a nitrogen atmosphere. To this was added dropwise 7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2-methanamine hydrochloride (1.1 g, 5.0 mmole) in 50 ml of DMF and the mixture was further stirred for 48 hours. The solvent was removed and replaced with dichloromethane. The mixture was then washed with H2O. The separated organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel using ethyl acetate as eluant. Fractions containing product were concentrated and recrystallized from ethyl acetate to give 1.6 g (68%) of the desired product, (7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxin-2-ylmethyl)-3-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)-propanamide, as a white solid.

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