Morpholine → N-[4-(2-Methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)-2-pyridinyl]-4-morpholinecarboxamide

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To a solution of 4-(2-methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)pyridin-2-ylamine (1.00 g, 4.08 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (50 ml) was added triethylamine (1.14 ml, 8.16 mmol), and then phenyl chloroformate (0.768 ml) was added dropwise thereto while stirring in an ice bath, followed by stirring for 1 hr. Phenyl chloroformate (0.252 ml) was further added thereto while stirring in an ice bath, followed by stirring for 30 min. The reaction mixture was concentrated under a reduced pressure to give a residue, to which N,N-dimethylformamide (18.9 ml) and morpholine (1.42 ml) were added, followed by stirring at room temperature for 5 hrs. The reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate:tetrahydrofuran=1:1 (150 ml) and water (100 ml). The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate:tetrahydrofuran=1:1. The combined organic layer was washed with brine, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated to give a residue, which was then purified by silica gel column chromatography (Fuji Silysia NH, eluent; hexane:ethyl acetate=2:1 to 1:1, then ethyl acetate). The crude fraction was concentrated to give a residue, which was purified again by silica gel column chromatography (eluent; hexane:ethyl acetate=1:1, ethyl acetate, and then ethyl acetate:methanol=10:1) to provide the titled compound (772 mg, 52.8%) as a colorless solid.

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