Diisoamylamine → 3-fluoro-N,N-bis(3-methylbutyl)-4-nitrobenzamide

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1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt) (8 g, 1.1 eq) in solution in THF (60 ml) and 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) (11.4 g, 1.1 eq) in solution in chloroform (60 ml) are added successively to 3-fluoro-4-nitrobenzoic acid (10 g, 1 eq) in solution in anhydrous THF (60 ml). The mixture is stirred for 2 hours at a temperature of approximately 20° C. then diisoamylamine (12.2 ml, 1.1 eq) is added. After stirring for 4 hours at a temperature of approximately 20° C., the reaction mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure at 40° C. The residue is taken up in dichloromethane (300 ml) and water (100 ml). After decantation and extractions, the combined organic phases are washed with salt water, dried over Na2SO4 then concentrated under reduced pressure at 40° C. Purification by flash chromatography on silica gel (eluent:heptane 100% to heptane/ethyl acetate 70:30) produces the expected compound (12.36 g; 71% yield).

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