Acetonitrile → Methyl 2-[N-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)-N-[(2'-cyanobiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]amino]-3-nitrobenzoate

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Methyl 2-t-butoxycarbonylamino-3-nitrobenzoate [BAN] obtained in Reference Example 3 (354 kg), a solution of 4-(2-bromomethylphenyl)benzonitrile [BMB] in acetonitrile obtained in Reference Example 4 (1), and anhydrous potassium carbonate (475 kg) were added to acetonitrile (1600 kg), and the mixture was heated (80 to 85° C.) under reflux for about 5 hours. The reaction solution was cooled, and the insoluble were separated and washed with acetonitrile (320 kg). The filtrated washing was concentrated under reduced pressure to give concentrate of methyl 2-[N-t-butoxycarbonyl-N-[(2′-cyanobiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]amino]-3-nitrobenzoate [BBN].

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