Triethylamine → Methyl 3-[(dipropylamino)carbonyl]-5-iodobenzoate

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To a mixture of 3-iodo-5-(methoxycarbonyl)benzoic acid (65.8 g, 0.215 mol), triethylamine (52.2 g, 0.516 mol), and dipropylamine (23.9 g, 0.237 mol) in methylene chloride (950 mL) was added 2-chloro-1-methylpyridinium iodide (65.9 g, 0.258 mol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 h and then concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification by silica gel plug (3:1 hexanes/ethyl acetate) provided methyl 3-[(dipropylamino)carbonyl]-5-iodobenzoate (66.8 g): 1NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.39 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.88 (s, 1H), 3.93 (s, 3H), 3.45 (m, 2H), 3.14 (m, 2H), 1.69 (m, 2H), 1.54 (m, 2H), 0.98 (m, 3H), 0.77 (m, 3H).

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