Morpholine → N-[4-(2-fluoro-4-nitrophenoxy)pyridin-2-yl]morpholine-4-carboxamide

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To a solution of 4-(2-fluoro-4-nitrophenoxy)pyridin-2-ylamine (1.00 g) in tetrahydrofuran (50 ml) were added triethylamine (1.12 ml) and phenyl chloroformate (0.906 ml) while stirring in an ice bath, followed by stirring in an ice bath for 1 hr. The reaction mixture was concentrated under a reduced pressure to give a residue, to which N,N-dimethylformamide (16 ml) and morpholine (1.4 ml) were added, followed by stirring at room temperature for 4.5 hrs. The reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate (150 ml) and water (100 ml). The organic layer was washed with a 1 N aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, brine, 1 N HCl and brine in this order, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under a reduced pressure to give a solid, which was then suspended in diethyl ether (50 ml), filtered, and dried under aeration to provide the titled compound (941 mg, 64.8%) as pale yellow powder.

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