“…To a solution of 2,6-diethyl-2,3,6trimethyl-piperidine-4-hydroxy-N-oxyl (5, 12.86 g, 60 mmol, prepared as described in ref. [28]) in EtOAc (50 ml) was added under argon CuCl (11.9 g, 120 mmol) and 2-bromo-N-(3-dimethylamino-propyl)-2methyl-propionamide (7, 16.5 g, 66 mmol). Then, N,N,N',N'',N''-pentamethyl-diethylene-triamine (PMDTA) (20.8 g, 120 mmol) was added dropwise within 55 min while keeping the temperature at 35-38 °C.…”