Chloroacetic Acid → HCID 69177920, compound

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To a solution of (s)-2-[4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-quinolin-8-ylamino)-butyl]-isoindole-1,3-dione (3.89 g, 11.1 mmol) in acetonitrile (111 ml) was added 2-chloromethyl-1-methyl-1H-benzoimidazole (prepared by reaction of N-methyl-ortho-phenylenediamine with chloroacetic acid according to literature procedure Phillips, M. A. J. Chem. Soc. 1928, 2393; Goker, H.; Kus, C. Arch. Pharm. (Weinheim) 1995, 328, 425-430) (2.42 g, 13.4 mmol), diisopropylethylamine (1.93 ml, 11.1 ml), and potassium iodide (0.18 g, 1.11 ml). The mixture was stirred for 16 hours at 50° C. The mixture was concentrated, redissolved in methylene chloride (200 ml) and diluted with saturated NaCl (400 ml). The reaction was extracted with methylene chloride (3×300 ml) and the combined organic extracts were dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to afford a dark red oil. Purification via column chromatography on silica gel (CH2Cl2:MeOH:NH4OH, 95:4:1, v/v/v) afforded the product as a light red foam (5.12 g, 77%).

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