Water → Methyl 4-[(5,7-diethyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridin-1-yl)methyl]benzoate

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Sodium hydride (50% dispersion in oil; 1.05 g) was added to a stirred solution of 5,7-diethyl-1,6-naphthyridin-2(1H)-one (4.0 g) in DMF (75 ml) and the mixture was stirred until effervescence ceased. Methyl 4-bromomethylbenzoate (4.58 g) was added and the mixture was stirred under argon for 4 hours. The mixture was then poured into water and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were washed with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried (MgSO4) and solvent was removed by evaporation. The resultant solid was purified by flash chromatography, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (3:1 v/v gradually increasing to 1.0 v/v) to give methyl 4-[(5,7-diethyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridin-1-yl)-methyl]benzoate as a solid (5.0 g); m.p. 128°-130° C.; NMR (d6 -DMSO): 1.15(t, 3H), 1.25(t, 3H), 2.69(q, 2H), 3.06(q, 2H), 3.83(s, 3H), 5.56(s, 2H), 6.71(d, 1H), 7.04(s, 1H), 7.35(d, 2H), 7.91(d, 2H), 8.22(d, 1H); mass spectrum (+ve FAB, methanol/DMSO/NBA): 351 (M+H)+ ; microanalysis, found: C, 71.8; H, 6.3; N, 8.2%; C21H22N2O3 requires: C, 72.0; H, 6.3; N, 8.0%.

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