Sodium Methoxide → 1-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-3-(1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropylamino)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-[1]benzazepine-2-one

Participants

Reaction Steps

A solution of ethyl 2-(1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropylamino)-4-[o-(ethoxycarbonylmethylamino)phenyl]butyrate (5.6 g) in methanol (100 ml) is added to a solution of sodium methoxide in methanol [prepared from sodium (0.25 g) and methanol (50 ml)] with stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture is refluxed for 65 hours, then evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue is distributed between water (50 ml) and dichloromethane (200 ml). The aqueous solution is extracted with dichloromethane (200 ml) and the combined organic solutions washed with water (50 ml) and dried over potassium carbonate. Evaporation of the solvent gives as a mixture of isomers A and B of 1-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-3-(1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropylamino)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-[1]benzazepin-2-one, which is separated by chromatography on silica gel and converted to the individual maleate salts as described in example 10.

Provenance & Evidence