Water → HCID 59405021, compound

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Reaction Steps

A 22 L reactor was charged with a solution of methyl 2,5-dioxo-8-(trifluoromethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]azepine-4-carboxylate [670 g, 2.22 mol] in NMP (4 L, 6 vol). Water (67 mL, 0.1 vol) was added and the resulting solution was slowly heated to 135° C. The reaction was continued for 15 h when HPLC analysis indicated >99% conversion. The reaction was cooled to ambient temperature. Water (8.7 L, 13 vol) was added slowly with vigorous stirring resulting in a suspension. The suspension was stirred at ambient temperature overnight. The solid was collected by filtration and the filter cake was washed with water (1.5 L). The solid was dried to a constant weight in a vacuum oven at 45° C. to obtain 8-(trifluoromethyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-1-benzazepine-2,5-dione (522 g, 97% recovery) as an off-white solid.

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