1,2-Dichloroethane → Isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid

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To a stirred solution of 1-isoquinolinecarboxylic acid (51.6 mg, 0.30 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (3 mL) was added N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.10 mL, 0.6 mmol), HOBT (48.3 mg, 0.36 mmol), EDC (68.6 mg, 0.36 mmol) and N1-(1H-Benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)-N1-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-quinolin-8-yl)-propane-1,3-diamine (100 mg, 0.30 mmol). The resultant solution was stirred at room temperature for 16 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc (40 mL), brine (15 mL) and H2O (5 mL) and the two layers mixed vigorously for 15 minutes. The layers were separated and the organic layer washed with brine (5×15 mL), dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the crude material by radial chromatography on a 1 mm TLC grade silica gel plate (CH2Cl2/MeOH/NH4OH, 50:1:1) gave the free base of the title compound (79.2 mg, 54%) as a white foam.

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