Abstract: Benzamide compounds of Formula VII are prepared by reacting a benzoate compound of Formula V with an amine to obtain a benzamide compound of Formula VI, and then treating the benzamide VI with an amine deprotecting agent to obtain the benzamide VII; wherein R1 and R2 are each independently H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, aryl, or substituted aryl; R3 is alkyl, -alkylaryl, or aryl; and P* is an amino protective group.

Abstract: The preparation of sultams is disclosed. In one embodiment (e.g. scheme (I)), an alkanesulfonyl halide is reacted with a haloalkylamine to obtain the corresponding N-(haloalkyl)alkanesulfonamide which is then cyclized in the presence of a deprotonating agent to give the sultam. The sultams are useful as intermediates in the preparation of naphthyridine carboxamide compounds which are HIV integrase inhibitors.