Potassium Carbonate → 5-chloro-2-methylamino-N-[4-(3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-propoxy)-benzyl]-N-[2-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-benzamide

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A suspension of 80 mg (0.17 mmol) of 5-chloro-N-(4-hydroxy-benzyl)-2-methylamino-N-[2-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-benzamide, 40 mg (0.21 mmol) 3-bromo-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-propanol and 57 mg (0.41 mmol) of potassium carbonate in 3 ml DMF was stirred at RT for 65 hours. The reaction mixture was then diluted with 15 ml water and 15 ml brine, and extracted twice with ethylacetate. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel; DCM/EtOAc 97:3) to give 58 mg of 5-chloro-2-methylamino-N-[4-(3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-propoxy)-benzyl]-N-[2-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-benzamide (55%) as a light yellow viscous oil. MS (ISP) 575.3 (M+H)+.

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