Hydrochloric Acid → 8-Fluoro-3-methyl-1-oxo-2-propyl-1,2-dihydro-isoquinoline-4-carboxylic acid [(S)-cyclopropyl-(3-fluoro-phenyl)-methyl]-amide

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Oxalyl chloride (0.7 mL, 8 mmol) was added to N-propyl-acetamide (1.11 mL, 10 mmol) and 2,6-lutidine (1.39 mL, 12 mmol) in 50 mL 1,2-dichloroethane at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30 minutes. 2-({[(S)-Cyclopropyl-(3-fluoro-phenyl)-methyl]-carbamoyl}-methyl)-6-fluoro-benzoic acid was added and the reaction mixture was refluxed for 20 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into 35 mL 1N HCl (aq.) and 50 mL brine. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (250 mL). The organic phase was washed with brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was flash chromatographed on silica gel (gradient heptane-ethyl acetate) to give 344 mg of the title compound, yield 42%. LC-MS (m/z) 411.3 (MH+); tR=1.34.

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