Dimethylformamide → 2-Chloro-5iodo-N-(tricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]dec-1-ylmethyl)-benzamide

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2-Chloro-5-iodobenzoic acid (10.0 g) was suspended in dichloromethane (160 ml) then oxalyl chloride (4.0 ml) was added followed by N,N-dimethylformamide (40 μl). After 24 h the solvent was evaporated to afford a white solid, which was then redissolved in dichloromethane (160 ml). Triethylamine (14.8 ml) was added, followed by adamantane methylamine (6.9 ml) with cooling to keep the temperature below 30° C. The resulting slightly cloudy mixture was stirred for 1 h, then solvent was evaporated to give a pale yellow solid. The solid was stirred in a mixture of ethyl acetate (400 ml) and 2 M hydrochloric acid (300 ml) until the solid dissolved to afford two clear phases. The (upper) organic phase was separated off and washed with 2 M sodium hyroxide solution (300 ml), then dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated to a yellow solid. The solid was suspended in iso-hexane (100 ml), then filtered and washed with more iso-hexane (40 ml), and the resulting off-white solid dried in vacuo at 40° C. to afford the subtitled compound (14.0 g).

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