Benzyl Alcohol → 3-Benzyloxy-6-methoxy-[1,5]naphthyridine-4-carbonitrile

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Sodium hydride (70 mg, 1.73 mmol, 2.0 eq) is added at −30° C. to a stirred solution of 3-chloro-6-methoxy-[1,5]naphthyridine-4-carbonitrile (190 mg, 0.87 mmol, 1.0 eq) and benzyl alcohol (187 mg, 1.73 mmol, 2.0 eq) in tetrahydrofuran (12 mL). After 2 hours stirring at −30° C., the reaction mixture is concentrated and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×20 mL) and water (20 mL). The combined organic layers are dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give a residue that is purified by column chromatography (silica gel, eluent: petroleum ether:ethyl acetate, 5:1, v/v) to afford 3-benzyloxy-6-methoxy-[1,5]naphthyridine-4-carbonitrile as a light yellow solid (160 mg, 64% yield).

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