Dimethylformamide → 5-Methoxy-2-nitro-4-(3-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)benzamide

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A solution of 5-methoxy-2-nitro-4-(3-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)benzoic acid hydrochloride (9.63 g, 24 mmol) in thionyl chloride (20 ml) and DMF (50 μl) was heated at 45° C. for 1.5 hours. The excess thionyl chloride was removed by evaporation and by azeotroping with toluene (×2). The resulting solid was suspended in THF (250 ml) and methylene chloride (100 ml) and ammonia was bubbled though the mixture for 30 minutes and the mixture stirred for a further 1.5 hours at ambient temperature. The volatiles were removed by evaporation, the residue was dissolved in water and applied to a Diaion (trade mark of Mitsubishi) HP20SS resin column and eluted with water/methanol (100/0 to 95/5). The solvent was removed by evaporation from the fractions containing product and the residue was dissolved in a minimum of methanol and the solution was diluted with ether. The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with ether and dried under vacuum to give 5-methoxy-2-nitro-4-(3-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)benzamide (7.23 g, 73%).

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