4-(4-Aminophenyl)butanoic acid → HCID 54758960, compound

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4-(4-aminophenyl)butanoic acid (250 mg, 1.4 mmol) in a 10 mL flask was dissolved in a mixture of 10% aqueous sodium bicarbonate (0.29 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (2.1 mL) then cooled in an ice/water bath. 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (390 mg, 1.4 mmol) was added in small portions over 3 min. After 4 h the cooling bath was removed. After additional 4 h at room temperature, the reaction was extracted with deionized water (2 mL) and ethyl ether (2 mL) and the aqueous layer was brought to pH 4 with dilute HCl and placed in a refrigerator. After 1 h solid was collected by vacuum filtration and washed with deionized water then dried under vacuum to give 290 mg of product (52% yield). Mass spectrum C25H23NO4 (M+Na)+ calcd for 424.1. found 424.0.

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