Acetic Acid → Methyl 2-methyl-3-[methyl(oxan-4-yl)amino]-5-(1-methylazetidin-3-yl)benzoate

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To a stirred solution of methyl 5-(azetidin-3-yl)-2-methyl-3-[methyl(oxan-4-yl)amino]benzoate (320 mg, 1.01 mmol) in DCE (10 ml) under a nitrogen atmosphere was added paraformaldehyde (151 mg, 5.03 mmol) followed by acetic acid (0.115 ml, 2.01 mmol) and the reaction was left to stir for 5 min before the addition of sodium triacetoxyborohydride (852 mg, 4.02 mmol). The reaction was stirred for 16 h at room temperature after which time additional paraformaldehyde (21 mg) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (98 mg) was added and the reaction was stirred for a further 4 h whereupon distilled water (20 ml) was added and solid NaHCO3 was added until the aqueous phase was pH7. The phases were separated, the aqueous phase was washed with DCM (3×20 ml), the combined organic phases were then washed with brine (50 ml), dried using MgSO4, filtered and evaporated to afford the title compound as an oil (296 mg, 89%). LC-MS 100%, m/z=333.1, 1H NMR (500 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 7.42 (d, J=1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.09 (s, 1H), 3.96 (d, J=11.2 Hz, 2H), 3.92-3.82 (m, 5H), 3.74 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.30 (dt, J=22.2, 15.0 Hz, 4H), 3.00-2.89 (m, 1H), 2.62 (s, 3H), 2.49-2.39 (m, 6H), 1.75-1.59 (m, 4H).

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