Malic Acid → O-(4-hexadecylamino-2-thiophenecarbonyl)malic acid

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A warm solution of 4-[N-(carbobenzyloxy)-N-(hexadecyl)amino]-2-thiophenecarbonyl chloride and 1.3 g. of triethylamine in 100 ml. ether is treated with 2 g. malic acid. An immediate precipitate forms, but the mixture is refluxed for one hour and filtered while hot. The solid is washed several times with hot ether; then the ether is evaporated to yield a white solid. The product is dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (100 ml.) and hydrogenated over 600 mg. 10% palladium-on-carbon at 50 psi until hydrogen uptake stops. The catalyst is filtered, and the solution is evaporated. The residue is crystallized from acetic acid to yield the product as a white solid.

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