Triethylamine → Methyl 3-{3'-[(tert-butoxycarbonylmethylamino)methyl]biphenyl-4-yl}-2-ethoxypropionate

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A solution of 0.4 g (1.9 mmol) of di-tert-butyl carbonate in 5 ml of dichloromethane is added dropwise to a solution of 0.6 g (1.9 mmol) of methyl 2-ethoxy-3-(3′-methylaminomethylbiphenyl-4-yl)propionate and 0.25 ml (1.9 mmol) of triethylamine in 10 ml of dichloromethane. After stirring at room temperature for 48 hours, the medium is washed with water, extracted with dichloromethane, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to dryness. The residue obtained is purified by chromatography on a column of silica eluted with a 9/1 heptane/ethyl acetate mixture. 0.78 g of methyl 3-{3′-[(tert-butoxycarbonylmethylamino)-methyl]biphenyl-4-yl}-2-ethoxypropionate is obtained in a yield of 85%.

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