o-(Trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde → 1,4,5,6,7,8-Hexahydro-2-methyl-5-oxo-7-(phenylmethyl)-4-[2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,7-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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A mixture of 8.5 g. of 1-benzyl-3-oxo-5-hydroxy-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, 4.75 g. of methyl-3-aminocrotonate (97%), 6.96 g. of o-trifluoromethylbenzaldehyde and 125 ml. of ethanol was refluxed for 2 hours. The mixture was filtered while hot and the filtrate was allowed to cool to room temperature. The solid was separated by filtration. Recrystallization from ethanol afforded the title compound, m.p. 225°-227° C.

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