Sodium Bicarbonate → (4-Cyclopropyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-quinoxalin-1-yl)-[4-(2,5-dichloro-4-hydroxymethyl-phenoxy)-pyridin-3-yl]-methanone

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To a solution of 0.10 g (0.20 mmol) 2,5-dichloro-4-[3-(4-cyclopropyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-quinoxaline-1-carbonyl)-pyridin-4-yloxy]-benzoic acid methyl ester (Example 27) in 1 mL tetrahydrofuran was added 0.008 g (0.21 mmol) lithium aluminium hydride. The resulting suspension was stirred at room temperature for 2.5 hours, poured on aqueous saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, treated with silica gel and evaporated to dryness. The resulting powder was purified by silica gel chromatography using a MPLC system (10 g silica gel column, CombiFlash Companion, Isco Inc.) with a gradient of n-heptane:ethyl acetate (100:0 to 50:50) to give 0.025 g (26%) of the desired compound as a light brown oil. MS (ESI): m/z=470.103 [M+H]+.

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