6-Aminohexanoic Acid → N,N'-Dicyclohexylurea

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The 18 atom homobifunctional linker was then synthesized from 5.0 g disuccinimidyl ester intermediate dissolved in 150 ml dry dimethylformamide, 4.20 g 6-aminocaproic acid and 6.93 g dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. The 6-aminocaproic acid was added to the dimethylformamide solution, and the resulting reaction mixture was stirred under a nitrogen blanket for three hours at room temperature of about 22°. The dicyclohexylcarbodiimide was then added, and the reaction mixture was stirred under a nitrogen blanket for about 16 hours at room temperature. Dicyclohexyl urea precipitate which had formed was then separated from the reaction mixture by filtration, and dimethylformamide was evaporated from the filtrate under reduced pressure. Trituration with ether followed by drying under high vacuum yielded 7.94 g 18 atom homobifunctional linker.

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