Diisopropylethylamine → (R)-4-(5-chloroindole-2-carbonylamino)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2-benzazepin-3(1H)-one

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(R)-4-amino-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2-benzazepin-3(1H)-one hydrochloride salt (387 mg) (amine free base prepared in U.S. Pat. No. 5,545,735) was added to a mixture of tetrahydrofuran (40 mL), 5-chloroindole-2-carboxylic acid (356 mg), 1-hydroxy-7-azabenzotriazole (272 mg), and 1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (382 mg) at room temperature. Diisopropylethylamine (202 mg) was added, and the resulting yellow suspension was stirred under argon for 16 h, during which a solution formed. The solution was evaporated under vacuum and the residue was redissolved in ethyl acetate (100 mL). This was washed sequentially with 1.0 M aqueous hydrochloric acid (50 mL), 1.0 M aqueous sodium hydroxide (50 mL), water (50 mL) and brine (50 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and evaporated under vacuum. The resulting solid crude product was triturated with 20% methanol in diethyl ether (20 mL four times). Drying under vacuum provided pure title compound (283 mg). HPLC/MS [M+H]+, 354.

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