m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → HCID 85040066, compound

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Gradually, 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (10.76 g) was added to a solution of 2-chloro-4-(3-dimethylamino-propyn-1yl)-benzoic acid, methyl ester (15.07 g in dichloromethane (40 ml), at a rate to maintain the reaction temperature at −20° C. The mixture was stirred for 10-15 minutes. The resulting N-oxide was purified by chromatography on Activity Grade I basic alumina (215 g), eluting with 10% methanol/dichloromethane. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo between 12 to 18° C. The resulting residue was dissolved in methanol (100 ml) and heated at 60-65° C. with stirring for 18 hours. After removing the solvent in vacuo, and the product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (190 g), eluting with 70% ethyl acetate/hexane. Trituration with diethyl ether containing some hexane afforded the title compound as a solid (5.68 g), m.p. 92-96° C.

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