Hydrochloric Acid → 7-Methoxynaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid [1-(1-phenoxy-isoquinolin-7-ylmethyl)-oxopyrrolidin-3-(r,s)-yl]-amide

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Phenol (6.81 g, 72.4 mmol) and potassium hydroxide ( 0.41 g, 7.31 mmol) are added to 7-methoxynaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid [1-(1-chloro-isoquinolin-7-ylmethyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-(S)-yl]-amide (1.8 g, 3.6 mmol) and heated to 90° C. until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. The mixture is stirred overnight at 90° C., then cooled to room temperature and diluted with methylene chloride (100 mL) and water. The aqueous layer is neutralized to pH 7 using 1 N HCl, then the two layers are separated and the aqueous layer is extracted with additional methylene chloride. The combined organic layers are washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated. The residue is purified by column chromatography eluting with a gradient of 30% EtOAc/hexanes to 60% EtOAc/hexanes to give the product (1.66 g, 3 mmol) as a white solid.

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