Diisobutylamine → 4-fluoro-N,N-diisobutyl-3-nitrobenzamide

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Diisopropylcarbodiimide (13.8 ml, 1.2 eq) is added to 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzoic acid (15 g, 1 eq) in solution in THF (150 ml). The mixture is stirred for 3 hours at a temperature of approximately 20° C. then diisobutylamine (12.9 ml, 1 eq) is added. After stirring for 15 hours at approximately 20° C., the reaction mixture is evaporated under reduced pressure at 40° C. The residue is taken up in dichloromethane (200 ml) and water (70 ml). After decantation and extraction, the combined organic phases are washed with salt water, followed by drying over Na2SO4 then evaporating under reduced pressure at 40° C. Purification of the compound by flash chromatography on silica gel (eluent: heptane/ethyl acetate 8:2) produces the expected compound in the form of a yellow solid (13.8 g; 63% yield).

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