Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid → 4-[(7-Benzyl-4-hydroxy-8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-[2,7]naphthyridine-3-carbonyl)-amino]-butyric acid

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A mixture of 7-benzyl-4-hydroxy-8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-[2,7]naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester (50 mg, 0.16 mmol), 4-aminobutyric acid (832 mg, 8.06 mmol) and NaOMe solution (12 mL, 6.05 mmol, 0.5 M in MeOH) was refluxed for 48 h. Solvent was evaporated in vacuo, and the residue was partitioned between water and EtOAc. 1 M HCl was added with vigorous stirring until pH was about 2. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4 and concentrated. The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography (5-60% EtOAc/hexanes+2% AcOH) to give 31 mg of the title compound as a light yellow solid. MS: (+) m/z 382.01 (M+1).

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