Sodium Hydroxide → N-Methyl-3-(2-nitro-5-phenoxy-benzylamino)-N-phenyl-propionamide

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2-Nitro-5-phenoxy-benzaldehyde (2.14 g, 0.00882 mol) was added to a solution of 3-amino-N-cyclohexyl-N-methyl-propionamide (1.5 g, 0.00882 mol) in 100 mL of 1,2-dichloroethane, and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 1 hour. Sodium triacetoxyborohydride (2.87 g, 0.00882 mol) was added at room temperature, and the reaction mixture was stirred for 15 h. Additional sodium triacetoxyborohydride (1 g) was added, and the reaction mixture was stirred another 20 h at room temperature. To the reaction mixture was added 10% aqueous NaOH solution (50 mL), and the mixture was extracted with CH2Cl2. The organic layer was separated, dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated to yield a residue which was purified by column chromatography over silica gel using 97:3 CH2Cl2:MeOH as the eluent. The product containing fractions were combined and evaporated to yield a side product (MW 638). The residue was further purified by column chromatography over silica gel using 97:3 CH2Cl2:MeOH. The product containing fractions were combined and evaporated to yield a residue. The fractions containing impure product were combined and evaporated to yield a second residue, which was purified by silica gel chromatography to yield additional desired product.

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