Potassium Carbonate → HCID 86595087, compound

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To a stirred solution of 4,8,11-Tris(diethoxyphosphoryl)-1,4,8,11-tetra-azacyclotetradecane (See Bridger et al. J. Med. Chem. 1995, 38, 366-378) (6.1 g, 0.01 mol) and K2CO3 (1.89 g, 0.013 mol) in CH3CN (150 ml) was added α,α′-dibromo-p-xylene (13.2 g, 0.05 mol) and the reaction mixture stirred at 70° C. for 1 hour. The solution was cooled to room temperature and the solvent removed under reduced pressure. The residue was partitioned between brine (50 ml) and CH2Cl2 (100 ml). The organic phase was separated, dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated to a minimum volume. The solid was filtered off and the solvent evaporated under reduced pressure to give the crude product as a pale yellow oil. Purification by column chromatography in silica gel (CH2Cl2\CH3OH, 25:1) gave 1-[1-methylene-4-(bromo-methylene)phenylene]-4,8,11-tris(diethoxyphosphoryl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetra-decane (4.7 g, 59%) as a pale yellow oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3)δ 1.21-1.37 (m, 18H), 1.66-1.74 (m, 2H), 1.82-1.91 (m, 2H), 2.30-2.35 (m, 2H), 2.58-2.63 (m, 2H), 2.99-3.16 (m, 12H), 3.48 (s, 2H), 3.95-4.07 (m, 12H), 4.48 (s, 2H), 7.21-7.35 (4H).

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