N,N-Dimethylethylenediamine → 2'-(2-Phenoxy-ethylsulfanylmethyl)-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid (2-dimethylamino-ethyl)-amide

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2′-(2-Phenoxy-ethylsulfanylmethyl)-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid (2-dimethylamino-ethyl)-amide was synthesized as described for 4′-(2-phenoxy-ethylsulfanylmethyl)-biphenyl-3-carboxylic acid (3-dimethylamino-propyl)-amide. 2′-(2-Phenoxy-ethylsulfanylmethyl)-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid (0.80 g, 2.19 mmol, 1 eq.) in anhydrous THF was treated with 1,1-carbonyldiimidazole (0.36 g, 2.23 mmol, 1.02 eq.) followed by N,N-dimethylethylenediamine (0.23 g, 2.63 mmol, 1.2 eq.) as described. When complete, the reaction was worked up leaving a yellow oil. The oil was purified via silica gel flash chromatography using 140:10:1 (CHCl3/MeOH/NH4OH) as the mobile phase. Fractions containing the product were pooled and the solvent removed in vacuo leaving 2′-(2-phenoxy-ethylsulfanylmethyl)-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid (2-dimethylamino-ethyl)-amide (0.95 g, 100% yield) as a yellow oil. Recrystallized from diethyl ether to obtain 2′-(2-phenoxy-ethylsulfanylmethyl)-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid (2-dimethylamino-ethyl)-amide (0.49 g) as a white solid that was collected by filtration.

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