4-Hydroxyphenylglycine → 2-Amino-2-(3-(3-(diisopropylamino)-1-phenylpropyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid

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In a preferred embodiment of the invention, 3-(3-(diisopropylamino)-1-phenylpropyl)-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (PHB) is synthesized comprising a reaction of 2-amino-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid (hydroxyphenylglycine) with N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-amine (DIPCA) in the presence of an acid, preferably at 80-150° C., to give 2-amino-2-(3-(3-(diisopropylamino)-1-phenylpropyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid (HFG), and a further reaction with a suitable oxidant, preferably in water at 30-105° C., to give PHB. Intermediate compound HFG can be isolated. But advantageously and preferably, the synthesis from DIPCA to PHB can be carried out in one pot, without intermediate isolation of HFG.

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