Potassium Carbonate → HCID 86744826, compound

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A mixture of 2-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino]-5-hydroxy benzene acetic acid methyl ester (2.5 g, 7.67 mmol) of Example 2F, powdered anhydrous potassium carbonate (0.55 g, 4 mmol), tetrabutylammonium iodide (0.050 g) and dry acetonitrile (50 mL) is stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 30 min. To the slurry is then added 3-phenoxybenzylchloride (2 g, 9.17 mmol) and the mixture is placed in an oil bath maintained at 65°-70° C. overnight. The solvent is removed and the residue partitioned between water and ethyl acetate (50 mL each). The organic phase is washed with brine and dried (Na2SO4). The solvent is evaporated and the residue (brown oil, 4.2 g) is purified by flash chromatography (on silica Merck 60, hexane-ethyl acetate 85:15) to give the title product (yellow oil, 2.83 g, 73%).

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