Cyclopropylamine → 5-bromo-N-cyclopropyl-2,3-dimethylbenzamide

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To a stirred DMF (0.2 M) solution of 5-bromo-2,3-dimethylbenzoic acid (1 eq.) from the previous step was added HATU (1.3 eq.), cyclopropylamine (1.2 eq.) and Hunig's base (3 eq.). The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 18 h. The reaction was then quenched with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride and extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic extracts were washed further with water and brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and the filtrate concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the crude product thus obtained by way of flash chromatography (SiO2, 7:3 (v/v) Hex:EtOAc→EtOAc) afforded the title compound as a white solid.

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