Benzylamine → 3-[3-(4-Methyl-benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-benzimidazol-1-yl]-hexanoic acid benzylamide

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To the suspension of 3-[3-(4-Methyl-benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-benzimidazol-1-yl]-hexanoic acid (20 mg, 0.049 mmol) in THF (1.0 mL) at room temperature are added benzyl amine (0.027 mL, 0.245 mmol) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (32 mg, 0.24 mmol). Then N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide (40 mg, 0.21 mmol) is added and the reaction mixture is stirred for 16 hr. Water (5 mL) is added and the mixture is extracted with EtOAc (3×10 mL). The organic layers are combined, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated to give crude product. The crude is filtered through a short path of silica gel eluting first with CH2Cl2 then with 50% EtOAc in hexanes to give 23 mg (95%) of 3-[3-(4-Methyl-benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-benzimidazol-1-yl]-hexanoic acid benzylamide. LCMS (ESMS): m/z 498.22 (M+H+).

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