Cesium carbonate → tert-butyl[2-(2-ethoxymethyl-1-propyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-8-yloxy)ethyl]carbamate

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Solid cesium carbonate (18.33 g, 56.22 mmol) was added to a solution of 2-ethoxymethyl-1-propyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-8-ol (10.7 g, 37.5 mmol), prepared in Parts A-I, in DMF (185 mL). tert-Butyl 2-iodoethylcarbamate (11.17 g, 41.2 mmol), prepared in Parts J and K, was added, and the reaction mixture was heated at 65° C. for 18 hours. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was partitioned between dichloromethane and water. The organic fraction was washed with water (4×100 mL) and brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to provide a black oil. The oil was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (eluting with 98:2 dichloromethane:methanol) to yield 14.6 g of tert-butyl[2-(2-ethoxymethyl-1-propyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-8-yloxy)ethyl]carbamate as a tan, waxy solid.

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