Ammonia → 2-(5-Amino-1-oxoisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)acetamide

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A pressure tube was charged with methyl 2-(5-amino-1-oxoisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)acetate (1.35 g, 0.00394 mol) and ammonia in methanol (7 mL, 2M solution) was added and the reaction heated at 70° C. for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and checked for completion. The reaction was only 20% complete. Further heating of the reaction for another 6 hours did not seem to help in the progress of the reaction. The solvent was removed and the residue was purified by flash chromatography to obtain the product as a light yellow solid. MS m/z=328.2 (M+H).

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