Methylamine → p38alpha Inhibitor 2

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3-[3-[[1-[2-(2-Chloroethoxy)phenyl]-1-methylethyl]amino]-2-oxo-1(2H)-pyrazinyl]-N-cyclopropyl-4-methyl-benzamide (Example 198e, 17.5 g) in dioxane (50 mL) was treated with 40% Methylamine solution (50 ml) under nitrogen. The resulting suspension was heated in a sealed system at 100° C. for 4 h. After cooling to room temperature, the solution was evaporated to dryness. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography (SiO2, eluent 10% methanol in dichloromethane and 1% triethylamine). Evaporation of the relevant fractions to dryness and trituration of the residue in diethyl ether gave a solid which was filtered off. The filtrate was collected and evaporated. This residue was purified by preparative HPLC (Waters X-Terra column using a 95-5% gradient of aqueous 0.2% ammonia in acetonitrile as eluent). The fractions containing the desired compound were evaporated to dryness. Further purification by preparative HPLC (phenomenex column, aqueous 0.2% ammonia in acetonitrile as eluent) and freeze-drying of the relevant fractions gave a solid. This freeze dried material readily dissolved in ethyl acetate (30 mL) at room temperature and after stirring for 1 h some solid precipitated. The mixture was then heated to at 85° C. for 1 h to effect dissolution and then cooled and stirred at room temperature for 1 week. The solid was filtered off and dried in vacuo at 40° C. to afford the title compound (2.20 g).

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