Hydrogen Peroxide → 3-Benzyloxy-6-methoxy-[1,5]naphthyridine-4-carboxylic acid amide

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30% Hydrogen peroxide (17.2 mmol, 5.0 eq) is added dropwise at room temperature to a stirred suspension of 3-benzyloxy-6-methoxy-[1,5]naphthyridine-4-carbonitrile (1.0 g, 3.43 mmol, 1.0 eq) and sodium hydroxide (69 mg, 0.17 mmol, 0.05 eq) in methanol (100 mL). After 1 hour stirring at 70° C., a catalytic amount of manganese dioxide is added to the reaction mixture that is concentrated to give a crude that is purified by column chromatography (silica gel, eluent: petroleum ether:ethyl acetate, 1:1, v/v) to afford 3-benzyloxy-6-methoxy-[1,5]naphthyridine-4-carboxylic acid amide as a white solid (800 mg, 75% yield).

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