Hydrochloric Acid → (+)-6-[Amino-(6-Chloro-Pyridin-3-yl)-(3-Methyl-3H-Imidazol-4-yl)-Methyl]-4-(3-Chloro-Phenyl)-1-Cyclopropylmethyl-1H-Quinolin-2-One

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To a solution of the title compound of Example 45, the slower moving enantiomer of 4-(3-chloro-phenyl)-6-[(6-chloro-pyridin-3-yl)-[(4-methoxy-benzylidene)-amino]-(3-methyl-3H-imidazol-4-yl)-methyl]-1-cyclopropylmethyl-1H-quinolin-2-one (1.41 g, 1.74 mmol) in THF (200 ml) was added 2N hydrochloric acid (20 ml) slowly. The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 1.5 hour after which time it was cooled to 0° C. An aqueous solution of potassium carbonate was added followed by addition of ethyl acetate. After separation, the organic layer was washed with brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give the crude product. It was chromatographed on silica gel with MeOH—CHCl3—NH4OH (1:99:0.1 to 2:98:0.1) as the eluents to afford the title compound as a white solid (0.844 g, 1.59 mmol, 90% yield). It is the faster eluting enantiomer of 6-[amino-(6-chloro-pyridin-3-yl)-(3-methyl-3H-imidazol-4-yl)-methyl]-4-(3-chloro-phenyl)-1-cyclopropylmethyl-1H-quinolin-2-one with >99% optical purity.

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