Water → HCID 15008258, compound

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A solution of N-[3-[1-(phenylmethylamino)ethyl]-4-pyridinyl]-2,2-dimethylpropanamide (12.2 g) in 200 ml n-propanol and 25 ml 10% aqueous sodium hydroxide was stirred at reflux for sixteen hours and thereafter cooled, stirred with water and extracted with ethyl acetate/ether. The organic extract was washed with water and saturated sodium chloride solution and thereafter dried (anhydrous magnesium sulfate), filtered and concentrated to 8.7 g oil. This oil was eluted with 20% methanol in dichloromethane through silica via flash column chromatography to yield 8 g oil. This oil was eluted with 10% methanol in dichloromethane through silica via HPLC to yield 7 g oil. Following unseccessful attempts to purify this oil as salts, the reconverted free base was again eluted with 20% methanol in dichloromethane through silica via HPLC to yield 5.5 g oil. A 3.5 g portion was converted to the dimaleate salt in methanol/ether to yield 4.5 g solid, d 78°-80°. This salt was reconverted to the free base to afford a solid which was recrystallized from 50% ether/hexane to yield 1.9 g crystals, m.p. 107°-109°.

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