“…The organic extracts were combined, washed with saturated brine and dried over anhydrous Na 2 SO 4. Compound 2 was obtained as off-white solid (6.5 g, 87% yield in two steps);1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.22 (m, 6H), 7.08 (s, 1H), 7.11 (s, 1H), 6.89 (m, 1H), 4.55 (s, 2H), 4.11 (m, 2H), 3.79 (t, 2H, J = 5.52 Hz), 3.67 (s, 3H), 3.54 (t, 3H, J = 5.61 Hz), 2.89 (t, 2H, J = 7.59 Hz), 2.47 (t, 2H, J = 6.93 Hz), 2.17 (m, 3H),1.24 (t, 3H, J = 7.14 Hz); MS ESI m/z calcd for C 23 H 30 N 3 O 3 + [M + H] + : 396.2; found 396.2.…”