Triethylamine → 8-Bromo-octanoic acid {4-[3-(4-tert-butyl-benzoyl)-thioureido]-phenyl}-amide

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8-Bromooctanoic acid (2 g, 8.90 mmol, 1 equiv) was stirred in CH2Cl2 (15 mL) under N2 atmosphere and thionyl chloride (784 μL, 10.68 mmol, 1.2 equiv) added followed by DMF (few drops). The solution was stirred for 16 h and concentrated in vacuo to give 8-bromooctanoyl chloride (2.04 g, 95%) as a yellow oil which was used without further purification. Thiourea 4 (600 mg, 1.84 mmol, 1 equiv.) was stirred in CH2Cl2 (15 mL) under N2 atmosphere. 8-Bromooctanoyl chloride (532 mg, 2.02 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added, followed by triethylamine (256 μL, 1.84 mmol, 1 equiv.). The beige suspension was stirred at rt for 16 h and diluted with CH2Cl2 (20 mL). The organic solution was washed with 1 M aqueous hydrochloric acid (1×20 mL), 10% aqueous sodium hydroxide (1×20 mL), and saturated brine (1×20 mL). The organic phase was dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting yellow foam was purified by flash chromatography on silica (50% ethyl acetate/petroleum ether) to give 8-bromo-octanoic acid {4-[3-(4-tert-butyl-benzoyl)-thioureido]-phenyl}-amide (579 mg, 59%) as a yellow oil.

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