L-Alanine → (S)-2-[(1-Cyano-4-hydroxy-8-phenoxy-isoquinoline-3-carbonyl)-amino]-propionic acid

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A mixture of 1-cyano-4-hydroxy-8-phenoxy-isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester (101 mg, 0.31 mmol) and L-Alanine (561 mg, 6.29 mmol) in 0.5 M sodium methoxide/methanol (12 mL) was refluxed for four days before it was cooled to room temperature and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in water (20 mL) and extracted with methyl t-butyl ether (2×30 mL). The remaining aqueous layer was acidified to pH=3 with 1N HCl (8 mL). The resulting white suspension was extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL), dried and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound as a white solid (117 mg): 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 200 MHz): δ=13.52 (bs, 1H), 10.11 (br s, 1H), 8.30 (d, 1H), 8.07 (m, 1H), 7.67 (t, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (m, 2H), 7.17 (m, 3H), 4.83 (q, 1H), 1.68 (d, J=7.4 Hz); MS: (+) m/z 378.29 (M+1).

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