Formaldehyde → (R)-5-Bromo-3-(5-(2,4-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)pyridin-2-ylamino)-1-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one

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A mixture of 115d (500 mg, 1.3 mmol) and 30% formaldehyde (650 mg, 6.5 mmol) in methanol/acetic acid (30 mL/3 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes, followed by the addition of NaBH3CN (120 mg, 1.9 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 h. water (20 mL) was added and the resulting mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was extracted with dichloromethane (3×30 mL). The combined organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica-gel column chromatography eluting with 30:1 dichloromethane/methanol to afford 115e as a yellow solid (473 mg, 92%). MS-ESI: [M+H]+ 392.

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