Triethylamine → HCID 10007971, compound

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To a solution of 3.5 g of 2-[4-(hexadecyloxy)phenoxy]-N-[2-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]acetamide and 1.29 g of methanesulfonyl chloride in 60 ml of tetrahydrofuran is added 853.89 mg of triethylamine followed by stirring at room temperature for 2.5 hours. Also added is 6.11 g of lithium bromide followed by stirring at room temperature for 4 hours. The mixture is poured into water and extracted with ether. The organic layer is dried and passed through a pad of magnesium silicate. The solvent is evaporated to a residue which is crystallized from hexane to give 2.0 g of the desired product as a white solid.

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