Methyl chloroformate → 4H-Pyrido(1,2-a)pyrimidine-3-carboxamide, 6-methyl-4-oxo-N-propyl-

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A mixture containing 16.32 g (0.08 mol) of 6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxylic acid and 12.4 ml (0.088 mol) of triethylamine in 480 ml of chloroform is cooled below -10° C. by ice-salt. A solution of 6.5 ml (0.08 mol) of methyl chloroformate in 40 ml of chloroform is added dropwise to the above mixture at -10° C. during 20 minutes. After stirring for 5 minutes, a solution containing 5.2 g (0.088 mol) of propylamine in 80 ml of chloroform is added dropwise at -15° C. during 30 minutes, then the mixture is stirred for 1 hour below -10° C. Then the mixture is allowed to stand overnight under cooling by ice. For working up, the chloroform mixture is washed 3 times with 150 ml of 5% sodium hydrogen carbonate solution each and then 3 times with 150 ml of water each. The chloroform phase is dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to give 16.8 g (85.6%) of the named product in the form of yellow crystals after recrystallization from ethanol, m.p.: 158°-160° C.

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