Acetic Anhydride → (E)-3-(4-Acetyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[2,3-e][1,4]diazepin-7-yl)-N-methyl-N-(3-methylbenzofuran-2-ylmethyl)acrylamide

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A solution of (E)-N-methyl-N-(3-methylbenzofuran-2-ylmethyl)-3-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[2,3-e][1,4]diazepin-7-yl)acrylamide (105 mg, 0.280 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (6 mL) was treated with Et3N (0.05 mL, 0.36 mmol) followed by acetic anhydride (27 μL, 0.29 mmol). After stirring for 1.5 h, the mixture was diluted with CH2Cl2 (100 mL) and washed with H2O (25 mL). The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated to a tan residue. Purification by flash column chromatography (silica gel, CH2Cl2/MeOH, 96:4) gave the title compound (89 mg, 76%) as a colorless residue and as a mixture of amide rotamers: MS (ESI) m/e 419 (M+H)+.

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