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A new large-scaleable synthesis of TAK-779 has been developed: The reduction of 4'-methylbiphenyl-4-carbonitrile (I) with sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride (SBMEA) in THF gives the corresponding aldehyde (II), which is submitted to a Wittig condensation with the phosphonium bromide (III) by means of NaOMe in methanol to yield the pentenoic acid derivative (IV). Reduction of the double bond of (IV) with H2 over Pd/C in THF, followed by cyclization with hot PPA affords the benzocycloheptanone (V), which is treated with refluxing dimethyl carbonate and NaOMe to provide the beta-ketoester (VI). The reduction of (VI) with NaBH4 in THF gives the hydroxyester (VII), which is dehydrated with Ms-Cl and DBU and hydrolyzed with NaOH to yield 8-(4-methylphenyl)benzocyclohept-1-ene-2-carboxylic acid (VIII). Condensation of (VIII) with 4-aminobenzyl alcohol (IX) by means of (COCl)2 and TEA in THF affords the corresponding amide (X), which is treated with SOCl2 in THF to provide the chloromethyl derivative (XI). Finally, this compound is condensed with 4-(dimethylamino)tetrahydropyran (XII) in hot DMF to furnish the target ammonium salt. The tertiary amine (XII) has been obtained by reductive condensation of tetrahydropyran-4-one (XIII) with dimethylamine by means of H2 over Pd/C in THF.