Ethyl 3-aminobenzoate → 3-[2-(4-Adamantan-1-yl-phenoxy)-acetylamino]-benzoic acid ethyl ester

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To a mixture of [4-(1-adamantyl)phenoxy]acetic acid (143.2 mg, 0.5 mmol), 3-aminobenzoic acid ethyl ester (123.9 mg, 0.5 mmol), N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethyl carbodiimide HCl (EDC) (143.8 mg, 0.75 mmol) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt) (101.4 mg, 0.75 mmol) in DMF (6 mL) was added N,N-diisopropylethylamine, redistilled (DIPEA) (97.0 mg, 0.13 mL, 0.75 mmol). The mixture wag stirred overnight, and then partitioned between ethyl acetate and 10% HCl. The organic phase was washed with brine, dried (MgSO4 anh), and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel flash column chromatography (n-Hexane:Ethyl acetate:MeOH=6:3:1) to give 3-[2-(4-adamantan-1-yl-phenoxy)-acetylamino]-benzoic acid ethyl ester as a white solid (194.4 mg, 89.7% yield).

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