Trimethyl orthoformate → N-(4-dipropylamino-butyl)-4-{[(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-ylmethyl)-amino]-methyl}-benzamide

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The compound (538 mg) obtained in Example 20-2 was dissolved in anhydrous methanol (10 ml), added with trimethyl orthoformate (600 μl) at room temperature under a nitrogen atmosphere, and then added with a methanol solution (2.0 ml) containing 1-methyl-2-imidazole carboxaldehyde (240 mg). The whole was stirred at room temperature for 36 hours and then added with sodium borohydride (140 mg) under ice-cooling. The whole was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 1 hour. After completion of the reaction, the resultant was added with water under ice-cooling while the whole was stirred. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in chloroform and added with water, followed by extraction of the aqueous layer with chloroform. The organic layer was washed with a saturated saline solution and dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. After filtration, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified through silica gel column chromatography (chloroform/methanol), thereby obtaining the subject compound (782 mg) as a yellow oily substance.

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