Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide → Ethyl 3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-{[4-(isopropyloxy)phenyl]carbonylamino}propionate

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Ethyl 2-amino-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)propionate (the compound obtained in Example 1-(1)) (15.2 g), 4-isopropyloxybenzoic acid (10.8 g), and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole monohydrate (9.2 g) are dissolved in methylene chloride (120 ml), and thereto is added 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (12.4 g) under ice-cooling, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature overnight. The insoluble materials are removed by filtration, and the filtrate is washed with a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and a saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The precipitated crystals are collected by filtration with diethyl ether to give ethyl 3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-{[4-(isopropyloxy)-phenyl]carbonylamino}propionate (24.2 g).

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