1,2-Dichloroethane → Ethyl 3-{[[4-(benzyloxy)butyl](propyl)amino]carbonyl}-5-methylbenzoate

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A mixture of N-[4-(benzyloxy)butyl]-N-propylamine (2.31 g, 10.44 mmol), 3-(ethoxycarbonyl)-5-methylbenzoic acid (2.18 g, 10.44 mmol), HOBt (1.56 g, 11.49 mmol), N-methylmorpholine (1.37 mL, 12.52 mmol), and EDC (2.20 g, 11.49 mmol) in DMF (12 mL) is stirred at 20-25 degrees C. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture is diluted with ethyl acetate (80 mL) and washed with water (2×20 mL), hydrochloric acid (1 N, 20 mL), saturated sodium bicarbonate (20 mL) and saline (20 mL), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification by flash chromatography (silica; hexanes/ethyl acetate, 1/1) gives ethyl 3-{[[4-(benzyloxy)butyl](propyl)amino]carbonyl}-5-methylbenzoate (1.79 g), NMR, (500 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 7.80, 7.64, 7.40, 7.38-7.16, 4.50-4.43, 4.34-4.29, 3.53-3.30, 3.20-3.06, 2.41-2.36, 1.70-1.40, 1.36-1.29, 0.94-0.84 and 0.82-0.72; APCI-MS (m/z) [M+H]+=412.

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