Benzocaine → HCID 57683229, compound

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Reaction Steps

4-Aminobenzoic acid ethyl ester (0.568 g) and triethylamine (0.570 g) were dissolved in methylene chloride (20 mL), and to this solution was dropwise added a solution of 4′-trifluoromethylbiphenyl-2-carboxylic acid chloride, which is prepared from 4′-trifluoromethylbiphenyl-2-carboxylic acid (1.00 g) in a similar manner to Example 1d), in methylene chloride under ice-cooling. The solution was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours, followed by addition of methylene chloride (100 mL). The reaction mixture was washed with 2N hydrochloric acid and saturated brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to give the title compound (1.43 g).

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