Water → 3-(1-cyano-1-methylethyl)-N-{4-methyl-3-[(6-nitropyridin-3-yl)oxy]phenyl}benzamide

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A solution of 3-(1-cyano-1-methylethyl)-N-(3-hydroxy-4-methylphenyl)benzamide (8.35 g, 28.4 mmol), 5-bromo-2-nitropyridine (5.24 g, 25.8 mmol) and cesium carbonate (16.8 g, 51.6 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (70 mL) was stirred at 60° C. for 4 hr. Water (200 mL) was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL, 2×50 mL). The combined organic layer was washed with saturated brine (30 mL) and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The insoluble material was filtered off, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (NH silica gel, hexane/ethyl acetate=90/10→60/40), and fractions containing the desired product were concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (6.70 g, 63%) as a yellow amorphous solid.

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