Triethylamine → N-(2-hydroxy-4-nitrophenyl)-N'-(2,3-methylenedioxyphenyl)urea

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To a solution of the 2,3-methylenedioxyphenylcarboxylic acid in toluene, triethylamine (0.27 mL, 1.95 mmol) and diphenylphosphoryl azide (DPPA) (0.32 mL, 1.5 mmol) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 2 hours, then 2-amino-5-nitrophenol (250 mg, 1.5 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 18 hours. After the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, it was partitioned between 5% citric acid and ethyl acetate. The organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic extracts were combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. Chromatography of the resulting solid on silica gel (hexane:ethyl acetate; 5:1) gave product (200 mg, 42%). EI-MS m/z 318 (M+H)+

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