Diisopropylethylamine → N-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl]-glycine ethyl ester

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200 mg (0.808 mmol) of 2-bromo-1-(4-chlorophenyl)propan-1-one from Example 112A are dissolved in 1 ml acetonitrile and treated with 226 mg (1.616 mmol) of glycine ethyl ester hydrochloride and 209 mg (1.616 mmol) of N,N-diisopropylethylamine. After stirring overnight at room temperature, the reaction mixture is evaporated and the residue is partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic phase is separated, dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated. The crude product is purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (eluent: first dichloromethane, then dichloromethane/methanol 200:1). 91 mg (42% of theory) of the target compound are thus obtained.

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