Triethylamine → (RS)-2-(4-chlorobenzenesulfonylamino)-N-(4-(ethoxycarbonylmethyl)phenyl)butanamide

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Triethylamine (1.99 ml), ethyl 4-aminophenylacetate hydrochloride (699 mg), and 1-methyl-2-chloropyridinium iodide (1.1 g) were added to a solution of (RS)-2-(4-chlorobenzenesulfonylamino)butanoic acid (1 g) in chloroform (30 ml), and the whole was heated under reflux for 2 hours under argon. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. After adding 1N HCl, the residue was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined ethyl acetate layers were washed with a saturated saline solution, and dried over Na2SO4. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel 70 g, hexane/ethyl acetate=2/1) to give (RS)-2-(4-chlorobenzenesulfonylamino)-N-(4-(ethoxycarbonylmethyl) phenyl)butanamide (237 mg).

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