Water → 1-(3-Bromophenyl)-3-heptyl-1-methylurea

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3.2 mL (20 mmol) of heptyl isocyanate are added to a solution of 2.5 g (13 mmol) of (3-bromophenyl)methylamine (prepared according to Example 24f) in 10 mL of tetrahydrofuran in the presence of 2 mL of triethylamine. The reaction mixture is stirred for 12 hours at room temperature. The reaction is stopped by addition of 2 mL of water and extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic phases are combined and dried over sodium sulfate. The solvents are evaporated off and the residue is then purified by chromatography on a column of silica eluted with a 70/30 heptane/ethyl acetate mixture. 3.4 g (77%) of 1-(3-bromophenyl)-3-heptyl-1-methylurea are obtained in the form of a solid.

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