Ammonium nitrate → HCID 68357009, compound

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To a solution of methyl 1′-(4-methoxybenzyl)-3′-methyl-2′,5′-dioxo-5,7-dihydrospiro[cyclopenta[b]pyridine-6,4′-imidazolidine]-3-carboxylate (100 mg, 0.25 mmol) in acetonitrile (8.4 mL) at ambient temperature was added eerie ammonium nitrate (4.1 g, 7.6 mmol) as a solution in H2O (5 mL). After 20 min, the reaction mixture was partitioned between H2O (50 mL) and 9:1—CH2Cl2:i-PrOH (50 mL). The aqueous was extracted further with 9:1—CH2Cl2:i-PrOH (5×50 mL) and the combined organic extracts were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude solid was washed with MTBE (3×10 mL) then partitioned between saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (5 mL) and EtOAc (10 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted further with EtOAc (10 mL) and the combined organic extracts were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide the title compound in sufficient purity for use in the next step. MS: m/z 276.1 (M+1).

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