“…2-[4-(Thien-2-ylcarbonyl)phenyl]propanoic acid (suprofen, SP), l -tyrosine methyl ester, l -tryptophan methyl ester, tyramine, tryptamine, 4-methoxytyramine, [1-ethyl-3-(3-(dimethylamino)propylcarbodiimide] (EDC), and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HBT) were commercially available. 2-(5-Benzoylthiophen-2-yl)-2-methylpropionic acid and 2-methyl-2-[4-thiophene-2-carbonyl)phenyl]propionic acid were synthesized from 2-(5-benzoylthiophen-2-yl)propionic acid methyl ester 16,18 and 2-[4-thiophene-2-carbonyl)phenyl]propionic acid methyl ester, respectively, following a procedure described in the literature …”