1-Ethyl-3-(3'-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide → Ethyl 4-[(5-cyano-2-benzofuranyl)carbonylamino]phenoxyacetate

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5-Cyano-2-benzofurancarboxylic acid (830 mg, 4.43 mmol) and ethyl 4-aminophenoxyacetate (910 mg, 4.66 mmol) were dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (40 ml), and 1-hydroxy-1H-benzotriazole (630 mg, 4.66 mmol) and 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide (893 mg, 4.66 mmol) were added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 13 hours. Water (100 ml) was added to the reaction mixture. The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with water to give 1.49 g of ethyl 4-[(5-cyano-2-benzofuranyl)carbonylamino]phenoxyacetate as a colorless solid (92%).

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