Dimethylformamide → Ethyl 2-n-propyl-5-benzyl-3-[2'-(t-butoxycarbonyl)biphenyl-4-yl]methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-carboxylate

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To a mixture of ethyl 2-n-propyl-3-[2'-(t-butoxycarbonyl)biphenyl-4-yl]methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-carboxylate (0.65 g), potassium carbonate (0.533 g) and dimethylformamide (6 ml) is added benzyl bromide (0.33 g). The mixture is stirred at room temperature for one hour, then diluted with ethyl acetate. The solution is washed with water, dried, and evaporated. The residue is purified by silica gel column chromatography (solvent; chloroform/methanol) to give ethyl 2-n-propyl-5-benzyl-3-[2'-(t-butoxycarbonyl)biphenyl-4-yl]methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-carboxylate (0.49 g).

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