1-[2-Chloro-1-hydroxy-3-(6-quinolinyl)propyl]-2,5-pyrrolidinedione → 2-Fluoro-4-[7-(quinolin-6-ylmethyl)imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]benzonitrile

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A 22 L reactor equipped with a overhead stirring, a thermocouple, a distillation apparatus, and a nitrogen inlet was purged with nitrogen before 4-(3-amino-1,2,4-triazin-6-yl)-2-fluorobenzonitrile (20, 300 g, 1.39 mol), 1-(2-chloro-1-hydroxy-3-(quinolin-6-yl)propyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione (11, 635 g, 1.99 mol, 1.43 equiv), and ethylene glycol (3.0 L) were charged to the reactor at room temperature. The resulting reaction mixture was heated to 130-140° C. with nitrogen bubbled through continuously. The distillate was collected with the distillation apparatus. After 3-4 h, HPLC indicated the reaction was deemed complete (presence of <1.5% of starting material 20). The reaction mixture was gradually cooled to room temperature. A 2.5% aqueous sodium carbonate solution (Na2CO3, 14.1 L) was added with stirring to the reactor over 60 min and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1-2 h. The mixture was then filtered, and the solid was washed with water (9.6 L) and dried under vacuum to afford the desired crude product (13, 980.4 g), which was combined with several other batches for purification as described below.

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