1,1'-Carbonyldiimidazole → HCID 19029331, compound

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Beta-[2-[(phenyl)methylamino]-2-oxoethyl]benzenepropanoic acid (11.5 g) in EtOAc (225 mL) was treated with carbonyldiimidazole (11.68 g) and N,N-dimethylaminopyridine (1.0 g). The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 15 minutes and then heated at 50° C. for two hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. and treated with a solution of NaBH4 (9.74 g) in H2O (150 mL), warmed slowly to room temperature and stirred for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was then diluted with Et2O and washed with 1N HCl (100 mL), sat. NaHCO3 (100 mL) and water (100 mL). The organic phase was dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to yield the title compound (10.4 g).

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