Diisopropylethylamine → THIIC

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Reaction Steps

Mechanically stir suspensions of 1-[4-(4-aminomethyl-benzyloxy)-2-hydroxy-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-2-methyl-propan-1-one hydrochloride (244 g, 604 mmol), 1-methyl-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid (95 g, 753 mmol), and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (118 g, 770 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (8 L) in two separate 22-L Morton flasks. Treat each solution with diisopropylethylamine (269 mL, 1.54 mol) and 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (145 g, 756 mmol) in single portions and stir overnight at room temperature. Dilute each with 4 L of water and extract twice with 4 L of ethyl acetate. Wash organic layers with saturated sodium chloride solution, dry with magnesium sulfate, filter, and evaporate the filtrates to tan foams. Combine the foams and recrystallize from isopropanol (6 L) to afford the title compound (426 g, 74% yield). m.p. 164.7° C.; HPLC Rt=4.86 min; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 13.95 (s, 1H), 8.45 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 8.27 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 2H), 7.33 (ABq, J=12.0, 8.0 Hz, 4H), 6.89 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 5.32 (s, 2H), 4.39 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 3.71 (hept, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 3.67 (s, 3H), 1.12 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 6H); 19F NMR (DMSO-d6) δ-54.10; MS (m/z): 476.0 (M+1).

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