3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid → 3-(4-Hydroxy-phenyl)-2-{2-[3-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-propionyloxy]-acetylamino}-propionic acid methyl ester

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A solution of 3(4-hydroxy phenyl) propionic acid (10 grams, 60.17 mmol) and 2-(2-hydroxy-acetylamino)-3-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-propionic acid methyl ester 3 (15.2 grams, 60.07 mmol) in anhydrous dichloromethane (100 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere at 0° C. is added dropwise to a solution of 1,3-dicyclohexyl carbodiimide (31 grams, 150.24 mmol) in dichloro methane (75 mL). The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 6 hours. The solids are filtered off. The organic phase is washed with 5% sodium bicarbonate (2×25 mL) and water (2×25 mL), dried over sodium sulphate, and distilled to give crude 6, which can be purified in an appropriate solvent.

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