Ammonium Hydroxide → 2-{4-[2-(Tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy)ethoxy]benzofur-7-yl}acetamide

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Combine {4-[2-(Tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy)ethoxy]benzofur-7-yl}acetic acid (0.920 g, 2.872 mmol), and 1,1-carbonyldiimidazole (2.365 g, 14.585 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (15 ml), and stir for 1 hour under nitrogen. Cool the mixture to 0° C., and add concentrated aqueous ammonium hydroxide (2 ml). Remove the ice bath, and stir the mixture at room temperature for 16 hours. Dilute the mixture with ethyl acetate, wash with water and brine, dry over sodium sulfate, filter, and concentrate. Purification using flash chromatography and eluting with hexane:ethyl acetate gives 0.732 g (80%) of the title product as a white solid. Mass spectrum: electrospray (m/z) 236 (M++1-85).

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