Acetic Acid → 4-[(4-cyclohexylphenylamino)methyl]-N-(2H-tetrazol-5-yl)benzamide

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4-Formyl-N-(2H-tetrazol-5-yl)benzamide (8.94 g, 41.2 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (50 mL) by gentle heating. A solution of 4-cyclohexylaniline (7.20 g, 41.2 mmol) in methanol (100 mL) was added and a turbid suspension was formed. The suspension was heated to 70° C. for 1 hour. Acetic acid (50 mL) and sodium cyanoborohydride (2.0 g, 31.7 mmol) was then added. The turbid suspension was heated to 70° C. for an additional hour, before being cooled to 0° C. on an ice bath. The insoluble material was collected by filtration and washed twice with water, before being dried overnight in a vacuum oven to afford 12.94 g (83.5%) of 4-[(4-cyclohexylphenylamino)methyl]-N-(2H-tetrazol-5-yl)benzamide.

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