Potassium Carbonate → 2,4-Bis(trifluoromethyl)benzamide

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cis-N-(2-Amino-cyclohexyl)-2-methoxy-4,6-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzamide (intermediate H) (400 mg, 1.04 mmol) was dissolved in 27 mL ethanol. Potassium carbonate (86 mg, 0.062 mmol) and 1-ethyl-1-methyl-4-oxo-piperidinium iodide (420 mg, 1.56 mmol) were added. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 2 h. The solvent was evaporated off. The residue was extracted with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were dried on sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. Purification of the residue by flash chromatography on silica gel (dichloromethane/ethyl acetate 1:0→1:1) yielded cis 2-methoxy-N-2-(4-oxo-piperidin-1-yl)-cyclohexyl]-4,6-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzamide as a light yellow solid (321 mg, 66%), MS: m/e=467.2 [(M+H)+].

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