Diisopropylethylamine → 1-[4-(4-Nitro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenylamino)-piperidin-1-yl]-3-[4-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-propan-1-one

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3-[4-(4-Trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-propionic acid lithium salt (33 mg; 0.11 mmol, prepared in accordance with Example 13), diisopropylethyl amine (37 μL; 0.22 mmol) and tetramethyl-O-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)uronium hexafluorophosphate (36 mg; 0.10 mmol) are diluted in a 2 to 1 mixture of dimethylformamide and tetrahydrofuran (1.5 mL) and the resulting solution is stirred for 5 minutes. A solution of (4-nitro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-piperidin-4-yl-amine hydrochloride (33 mg; 0.10 mmol, prepared in accordance with Example 8) in dimethylformamide (0.5 mL) is added and the reaction is then stirred for 4 hours at room temperature. Following dilution with dichloromethane (10 mL), the organic layer is sequentially washed with water (5 mL), aq. sat. sodium hydrogen carbonate (3×5 mL), is dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue obtained is finally purified by preparative HPLC to deliver the desired product in pure form (34 mg; 0.06 mmol). The structure was confirmed using Protocol II-F. Calculated mass=574; observed mass=575; HPLC retention time=11.47 min.

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