Oxalyl chloride → N-Cyclopropyl-3-[3-(methyloxy)propyl]-1-naphthalenecarboxamide

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Reaction Steps

To a CH2Cl2 solution (0.1 M) of 3-[3-(methyloxy)propyl]-1-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (1 eq.) from the previous step was added at 0° C. oxalyl chloride (1.2 eq.) followed by a few drops of DMF. The resulting solution was stirred at RT for 2 h before the volatiles were removed in vacuo. The resulting residue was taken up in dichloromethane (0.1 M), cooled to 0° C. and added sequentially Hunig's base (1.2 eq.) an cyclopropylamine (1.1 eq.) dropwise. The resulting suspension was stirred at RT for 18 h. The reaction was quenched with 1 N aq. HCl and extracted with ether. The combined organic extracts were washed further with 1 N aq. NaOH, water and brine, dried over Na2SO4 and filtered. Concentration of the filtrate in vacuo afforded the title compound as a white solid.

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