Methyl iodide → HCID 15452331, compound

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A mixture of iodomethane (1.33 g, 0.58 mL), 8.7 g potassium carbonate and 1.88 g of the title compound of Step B was stirred at room temperature in 50 mL of dimethylformamide for 3 h. A 1 mL portion of saturated aqueous NaHCO3 was added and the reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was partitioned between 200 mL each of methylene chloride and water, and the organic layer was removed. Further washing of the organic phase with water and saturated aqueous NaCl followed by drying (Na2SO4) and concentration under reduced pressure delivered 1.8 g of the crude product. This material was then subjected to silica gel chromatography using 70:30 hexane:ethyl acetate as eluant to afford 1.48 g of the title compound of Step C, a compound of the invention, as a white solid melting at 124-127° C. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 1.03 (t,3H), 1.76-1.90 (m,2H), 2.7 (s,3H), 4.1 (t,2H), 8.63 (s,1H), 8.89 (s,1H).

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