Sodium Chloride → 3-{4-[(4-Tert-butylphenylamino)methyl]benzoylamino}propionic acid methyl ester

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The above 3-(4-formylbenzoylamino)propionic acid methyl ester (2.0 g, 8.5 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (20 mL). Triethyl orthoformate (10 mL), glacial acetic acid (1 mL), sodium cyanoborohydride (0.81 g, 12.8 mmol) and 4-tert-butylaniline 1.27 g, 8.5 mmol) were added and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. The mixture was added saturated aqueous sodium chloride (100 mL) and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride (3×100 mL). The organic phase was dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with a mixture of ethyl acetate and heptane (1:1) to afford 0.87 g (30%) of 3-{4-[(4-tert-butylphenylamino)methyl]benzoylamino}propionic acid methyl ester as an oil.

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