To a mixture of 0.0644 g (0.141 mmole) of 4-(9-cyclopentyl-7,7-difluoro-5-methyl-6-oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepin-2-ylamino)-3-ethoxy-benzoic acid (I-214) and 4 mL of dimethylformamide was added 0.0309 g (0.229 mmole) of 1-hydroxybenzotriazole, 0.0825 g (0.229 mmole) of 1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-benzotriazolium-3-oxide hexafluorophosphate and 0.1113 g (0.862 mmole) of diisopropylethylamine. The mixture was stirred for 10 minutes, then 0.0273 g (0.211 mmole) of 4-amino-1-ethylpiperidine was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in 80 mL of ethyl acetate and washed three times with 10 mL of 1M sodium hydroxide, twice with 15 mL of brine, dried, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification by silica gel chromatography, eluting with dichloromethane-methanol (gradient, 95:5-80:20) gave 0.0596 g of 4-(9-cyclopentyl-7,7-difluoro-5-methyl-6-oxo-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepin-2-ylamino)-3-ethoxy-N-(1-ethyl-piperidin-4-yl)-benzamide (I-216) as a white solid.
