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

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A mixture containing 7.2 g (0.0378 mol) of 4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxylic acid and 6.2 g (0.044 mol) of triethylamine in 240 ml of chloroform is cooled below -10° C. by ice-salt. A solution of 3.25 ml (0.044 mol) of methyl chloroformate dissolved in 20 ml of chloroform is dropped to the above mixture at -20° C. during 20 minutes. After stirring for 5 minutes, 2.6 g (0.04 mol) of n-propylamine dissolved in 80 ml of chloroform are dropped at -18° C. during 60 minutes. The reaction mixture is stirred for 1 hour at the same temperature, then allowed to stand overnight under cooling by ice. For working up, the reaction mixture is washed 3 times with 70 ml of 5% sodium hydrogen carbonate solution each, then 3 times with 70 ml of water each. The organic phase is dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to yield 7.1 g (77.5%) of the named compound as light yellow crystals after recrystallization from ethanol, m.p.: 120°-122° C.

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