Dimethylformamide → N-[2-t-Butyl-5-(6-cyclohexyl-5-oxohexyl)phenyl]-2-(9H-xanthen-9-yl)acetamide

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0.66 ml (7.65 mmol) of oxalyl chloride and 30 mg of N,N-dimethylformamide were added, in turn, to 10 ml of a methylene chloride suspension containing 368 mg (1.53 mmol) of 2-(9H-xanthen-9-yl)acetic acid. The suspension was stirred in an ice bath for 30 minutes and then at room temperature for 1 hour. At the end of this time, the solvent and excess reagents were removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The residue was again dissolved in 10 ml of methylene chloride, and the resulting solution was placed in an ice bath. 2 ml of a methylene chloride solution containing 458 mg (1.39 mmol) of 2-t-butyl-5-(6-cyclohexyl-5-oxohexyl)aniline and 0.56 ml of pyridine were then added to the solution, and the mixture was stirred for 10 minutes. The reaction solution was then diluted with diethyl ether, washed with a dilute aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, with dilute aqueous hydrochloric acid and with water, in that order. The solvent was then removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was subjected to column chromatography through 40 g of silica gel. Elution with a 100:20 by volume mixture of hexane and ethyl acetate afforded 663 mg (yield 86%) of the title compound as crystals, melting at 126°-127° C. (after recrystallization from a mixture of diethyl ether and hexane).

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