Ethylenediamine → Glycyrrhetinic acid ethylenediamine

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To N,N′-dimethylformamide (10 mL) were added glycyrrhetinic acid (1.0 mmol, 0.474 g) and ethylenediamine (30.0 mmol, 1.8 g, 2.0 mL). To the obtained solution were added dicyclohexyl carbodiimide (1.2 mmol, 0.247 g) and 4-N,N′-dimethylaminopyridine (catalytic amount) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred for 0.5-1 hour at 0° C. and then refluxed for further 12-48 hours. The resultant solution was filtered. To the filtrate was dropwise added diethyl ether. The precipitate was recovered and dried under vacuum to give glycyrrhetinic acid-ethylenediamine (yield=92%).

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