Acetic Acid → 4-benzyl-N-(3-methoxy-4-(4-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl)-6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-2-amine

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4-Benzyl-N-(3-methoxy-4-(4-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-2-amine (400 mg, 0.94 mmol, example 106) was is dissolved in methanol (5 mL). Acetic acid (0.054 mL, 0.94 mmol) was added followed by formaldehyde (0.070 mL, 0.94 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 minutes and sodium cyanoborohydride (58.9 mg, 0.94 mmol) was added. LCMS analysis showed full conversion after 1 h. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, the crude redissolved in methanol, filtered and purified by preparative HPLC yielding 4-benzyl-N-(3-methoxy-4-(4-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl)-6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-2-amine (74.0 mg, 17.60%). MS (ES+) m/z 441.3 (M+H)+

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