Ethylenediamine → N-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]ethylenediamine

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Thionyl chloride (0.15 ml) and DMF (catalytic amount) were added to a THF (5 ml) solution of 2-chloro-4-phenyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid (145 mg) and heated under reflux for 2 hours. The solvent was removed by distillation, and the residue was dissolved in THF (5 ml). The resulting solution was added to a mixture of N-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]-N'-tert-butoxycarbonylethylenediamine (240 mg), triethylamine (0.26 ml) and THF (10 ml), while cooling with ice, and stirred for 3 hours at room temperature. The N-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]-N'-tert-butoxycarbonylethylenediamine used herein was prepared as an oily compound, by reacting ethylenediamine with 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzyl methanesulfonate in THF to give an oily compound of N-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]ethylenediamine, followed by further reacting the compound with di-tert-butyl dicarbonate in the presence of triethylamine in THF.

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