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Treatment of N-phthaloyl-L-phenylalanine acid chloride (VI) with 2,6-dicyanopiperidine (XXXIII) [obtained by reaction of glutaric dialdehyde (XXXIV) with NaCN and ammonium chloride in water] by means of potassium tert-butoxide in ice/carbon tetrachloride gives the tetrahydropyridine derivative (XXXV), which is then subjected to cyclization with H2SO4 and trifluoroacetic acid anhydride to yield the benzazepine derivative (XXXVI). Hydrolysis of the cyano group of (XXXVI) with water yields the carboxylic acid (XXXVII), from which the desired diastereomer (XXXVIII) is separated by chromatography. Removal of the phthaloyl moiety of compound (XXXVIII) by treatment with hydrazine monohydrate and Et3N in refluxing MeOH affords the amino derivative (XXXIX), which is then condensed with 2(R)-bromopropionic acid (XXXI) by means of N-hydroxysuccinimide (HOSu) and 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) in THF resulting in amide (XL). Finally, MDL-100240 is obtained by reaction of (XL) with thioacetic acid and KOH in acetone. Treatment of acid chloride (VI) with ammonia provides amide (XLI), which by reaction with glutaric dialdehyde (XXXIV) in refluxing CH2Cl2 affords the pyridine derivative (XLII). Cyclization of (XLII) with either trifluoromethanesulfonic acid in CH2Cl2 or H2SO4 and trifluoroacetic acid anhydride yields the pyridobenzodiazepine derivative (XLIII), which is finally converted into intermediate (XXXVIII) by introduction of a carboxylic group by reaction with either H2SO4 and formic acid or H2SO4 and carbon monoxide.