4-Chloroaniline → Vatalanib dihydrochloride

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A mixture of 15.22 g (59.52 mmol) 1-chloro-4-(4-pyridylmethyl)phthalazine (for preparation see German Auslegeschrift no. 1 061 788 [published Jul. 23, 1959]), 7.73 g (60.59 mmol) 4-chloroaniline and 200 ml 1-butanol is heated for 2 h under reflux. The crystallizate which is obtained when the mixture slowly cools to 5° C. is then filtered off and washed with 1-butanol and ether. The filter residue is dissolved in about 200 ml hot methanol, the solution is treated with 0.75 g activated carbon and filtered via a Hyflo Super Cel, and the pH of the filtrate is adjusted to about 2.5 with 7 ml 3N methanolic HCl. The filtrate is evaporated to about half the original volume and ether added until slight turbidity occurs; cooling then leads to the precipitation of crystals. The crystallizate is filtered off, washed with a mixture of methanol/ether (1:2) as well as ether, dried for 8 h at 110° C. under HV, and equilibrated for 72 h at 20° C. and in room atmosphere. In this way, the title compound is obtained with a water content of 8.6%; m.p. >270° C.; 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) 11.05-12.20 (br), 9.18-9.23 (m, 1H), 8.88 (d, 2H), 8.35-8.40 (m, 1H), 8.18-8.29 (m, 2H), 8.02 (d, 2H), 7.73 (d, 2H), 7.61 (d, 2H), 5.02 (s, 2H); ESI-MS: (M+H)+=347.

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