Acetonitrile → Jnj-38893777

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4-Chloro-2-piperidin-1-yl-7-(3-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-2-yl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-d]azepine. To a solution of 2-piperidin-1-yl-7-(3-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-2-yl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-pyrimido[4,5-d]azepin-4-ol (435 mg, 1.11 mmol) in CH3CN (9 mL) was added POCl3 (0.41 mL, 4.43 mmol). After 1.5 h at 80° C., the mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with EtOAc, and quenched slowly with satd. aq. NaHCO3. The organic layers were combined, dried (Na2SO4), and concentrated. The crude residue was purified (FCC) to give the title compound (160 mg, 35%).

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