The solvents were purified according to the standard procedures. Compound 9 was synthesized according to the literature method. General procedure for the synthesis of anilides 5 and 6. To a solution of corresponding acid (1.00 mmol) and aniline (93 mg, 1.00 mmol) in CH3CN (5 mL), 1-methylimidazole (246 mg, 3.00 mmol) and TCFH (308 mg, 1.10 mmol) were subsequently added. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight and concentrated under reduced pressure to dryness The residue was dissoved in EtOAc (15 mL) and washed with saturated aq NaHCO3 (3  10 mL), 10% aq citric acid (3  10 mL), brine (3  10 mL), dried over Na2SO4, and evaporated under reduced pressure to give pure anilide.