Hydrochloric Acid → 2-[4-[(Dimethylamino)methyl]phenyl]-3-oxa-1-azaspiro[4.5]dec-1-en-4-one

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29 ml of 2N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added to a solution of 1.85 g (5.8 mmol) of 1-[[[4-(dimethylamino)methyl]phenyl]carbonyl]amino]cyclohexanecarboxylic acid methyl ester in 29 ml of tetrahydrofuran, and the mixture was heated under reflux overnight. After the reaction mixture was neutralized by concentrated hydrochloric acid, the reaction solution was distilled off under reduced pressure. 30 ml of methylene chloride, 1.76 g (17 mmol) of triethylamine and 1.67 g (8.7 mmol) of 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride were added to the residue, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. The reaction solution was distilled off under reduced pressure, a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution was added thereto, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate.

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