Ammonium Chloride → HCID 131719502, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred solution, under N2, of ethyl 3-[4-(6-fluoro-1,2-benzisothiazol-3-yl)-1-piperidinyl]propionate (3.1 g, 9 mmol), in THF (100 ml) was added, dropwise, methylmagnesium bromide (9.0 ml, 27 mmol of a 3M solution in ether). The reaction was stirred at ambient temperature for 16 hours and then a saturated solution NH4Cl was added dropwise, with cooling. The reaction was further diluted with H2O, and after extractive workup of the aqueous mixture with EtOAc, 2.8 g of a waxy solid resulted. The solid was dissolved in EtOAc and 3.0 g of fumaric acid was added, and 5.0 g of a fumarate salt was collected, which was contaminated with unreacted fumaric acid. The crude salt was recrystallized from MeOH--Et2O, and then from DMF to afford 1.6 g (45.7%) of the desired compound as a hemifumarate, m.p.=237°-239° C.

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