Hydrochloric Acid → [1-(1,4-dimethyl-1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-2,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-acetic acid

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To a solution of 70 mg of [1-(1,4-dimethyl-1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-2,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-acetic acid methyl ester in 1,4-dioxane (2.0 mL) is added lithium hydroxide solution (11 mg of lithium hydroxide monohydrate in 0.5 mL of water) at room temperature. The solution is stirred at the same temperature for 5 h. Then 1.0 mL of 1.0 M hydrochloric acid is added along with 50 mL of water. The mixture is extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL) and the organic layers are combined, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give crude product. The crude product is rinsed with methanol (3.0 mL) and dichloromethane (5.0 mL) and the remaining light yellow solid is dried to give 45 mg (67%) of [1-(1,4-dimethyl-1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-2,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-acetic acid; LCMS (ESMS): m/z 379.16 (M+H+).

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