Formic Acid → Azd-7624

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

To a slurry of benzyl [2-[2-[1-[[6-bromo-4-[5-(cyclopropylcarbamoyl)-3-fluoro-2-methylphenyl]-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2-pyrazinyl]amino]cyclopropyl]phenoxy]ethyl]methylcarbamate (15.0 g, 19.0 mmol), ammonium formate (4.9 g, 76.0 mmol) and 5% Pd/C (8.20 g, 3.8 mmol) in ethanol (150 mL) was charged water (6.8 mL, 379.8 mmol) and formic acid (1.49 mL, 388.0 mmol). The mixture was heated to 50° C. and held for 1 h before being cooled to 20° C. The mixture was filtered through a Celite pad, and the filter cake washed with ethanol (3×15 mL). The filtrates were combined and distilled (60° C. jacket temperature) to adjust the concentration of the solution to 2 rel. vol. with respect to the starting benzyl [2-[2-[1-[[6-bromo-4-[5-(cyclopropylcarbamoyl)-3-fluoro-2-methylphenyl]-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2-pyrazinyl]amino]cyclopropyl]phenoxy]ethyl]methylcarbamate. Isopropyl acetate (75 mL) was charged and the mixture cooled to 40° C. at 0.25° C./min. After seeding with the subtitle compound hydrobromide salt, the mixture was cooled further to 20° C. at 0.25° C./min. Isopropyl acetate (75 mL) was charged and the slurry cooled to 5° C. before being held for 1 h. The slurry was then filtered. The filter cake was washed with isopropyl acetate (15 mL) and dried under vacuum on the filter until de-liquoring was complete. The filter cake was then slurried in ethyl acetate (150 mL) and aq. sodium hydroxide (1 M, 150 mL) charged. The biphasic mixture was stirred at 20-25° C. until full dissolution was achieved (˜30 min). The phases were separated and the upper organic phase washed with aq. sodium hydroxide (1 M, 150 mL). The solution was then heated to 50° C. and distilled under reduced pressure to double the concentration (75 mL distillate removed). The solution was heated to 70° C. and heptane (56 mL) charged slowly. After seeding with the subtitle compound, the mixture was cooled to 25° C. at 0.25° C./min. Further heptane (19 mL) was charged slowly and the slurry cooled to 5° C. before being held for 1 h. The slurry was then filtered. The filter cake was washed with heptane (15 mL) and dried under vacuum at 40° C. to afford N-cyclopropyl-3-fluoro-4-methyl-5-[3-[1-[2-[2-(methylamino)ethoxy]phenyl]cyclopropylamino]-2-oxo-1(2H)-pyrazinyl]benzamide (6.0 g, 96.0% w/w).

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