Acetic Anhydride → methyl 6-[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-4-hydroxy-3,5-dioxo-7,8-dihydro-2H-2,6-naphthyridine-1-carboxylate

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To methyl 6-(4-fluorobenzyl)-4-hydroxy-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2,6-naphthyridine-1-carboxylate 2-oxide (0.178 g, 0.514 mmol) was added acetic anhydride (0.157 g, 1.542 mmol) and refluxed. After 1 hour, the reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum, then sodium methoxide (30 wt. % in methanol, 0.083 g, 1.540 mmol) was added. After stirring at room temperature for 1 hour, the product mixture was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse phase HPLC eluting with 5%-95% acetonitrile (0.1% TFA) in H2O (0.1% TFA) to afford the title compound as a pale yellow solid.

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