Sodium Iodide → Methyl 2-[(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)amino]acetate

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A mixture of 1.7 g (3.2 mmol) of N-[3-hydroxy-5-[(12-phenoxydodecyl)oxy]phenyl]-N-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)glycine methyl ester, 1.5 g (3.37 mmol) of 1-(6-bromohexyl)-2,3-bis(phenylmethoxy)benzene, 1.3 g (9.6 mmol) of potassium carbonate and 0.96 g (6.4 mmol) of sodium iodide in 60 ml of acetone and 20 ml of DMF was stirred at reflux under argon for 7 days. Theusual workup followed by purification by HPLC using 25% ethyl acetate-hexane gave 2.15 g (74% yield) of N-[3-[6-(2,3-bisphenylmethoxy)phenyl]hexyloxy]-5-[(12-phenoxydodecyl)oxy]phenyl]-N-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)glycine methyl ester as an oil. The nmr and mass spectra were consistent with the structure.

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