Sodium Carbonate → Ethyl 5-[{2-[4-(methoxycarbonyl)phenyl]ethyl}(2-{2-[(4-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}-benzyl)oxy]phenyl}ethyl)amino]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxylate

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300 mg (1.04 mmol) of methyl 4-(2-iodoethyl)benzoate and 55 mg (0.52 mmol) of anhydrous sodium carbonate were added to a solution of 208 mg (0.35 mmol) of ethyl 5-[(2-{2-[(4-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}benzyl)oxy]phenyl}ethyl)amino]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxylate (Enantiomer 2, Example 155A) in 3 ml of dry acetonitrile, and the mixture was stirred in a microwave apparatus (Biotage Initiator) at 140° C. for 4 h. The reaction solution was then cooled and purified directly by preparative HPLC (mobile phase: acetonitrile/water 9:1). This gave 102 mg (0.13 mmol, 39% of theory) of the title compound.

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