Beta-Alanine → 3-[(1-Benzyl-5-hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-[1,7]naphthyridine-6-carbonyl)-amino]-propionic acid

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A mixture of 1-benzyl-5-hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-[1,7]naphthyridine-6-carboxylic acid methyl ester (40 mg, 0.13 mmol), β-alanine (920 mg, 10.3 mmol) and NaOMe solution (15 mL, 7.7 mmol, 0.5 M in MeOH) was refluxed for 16 h. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo, and the residue was dissolved in water and washed several times with ether. The aqueous layer was acidified to pH about 2 with 4 M HCl, and the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration and dried to give 33 mg of the title compound as an off-white solid. MS: (+) m/z 368.24 (M+1).

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