Ammonium Chloride → 3-Chloro-6-methoxy-[1,5]naphthyridine-4-carbonitrile

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Reaction Steps

Copper(I) cyanide (39.3 g, 0.44 mol, 1.2 eq) is added at room temperature to a stirred solution of 8-bromo-7-chloro-2-methoxy-[1,5]naphthyridine (100 g, 0.37 mol, 1.0 eq) in N,N-dimethylformamide (1.5 L). After 8 hours stirring at 130° C., the reaction mixture is cooled down to room temperature and treated with a saturated ammonium chloride aqueous solution (1.5 L). The aqueous layer is separated and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×1.5 L). The combined organic layers are dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give a residue that is washed with ethanol (20 mL) to afford 3-chloro-6-methoxy-[1,5]naphthyridine-4-carbonitrile as an off-white solid (49.5 g, 62% yield).

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