[Cl-].[Al+3].[Cl-].[Cl-].[CH3:5][O:6][C:7]1[CH:8]=[C:9]2[C:14](=[CH:15][CH:16]=1)[NH:13][C:12](=[O:17])[CH2:11][CH2:10]2.[CH3:18][O:19]C(Cl)Cl>C(Cl)Cl.Cl>[CH3:5][O:6][C:7]1[CH:8]=[C:9]2[C:14](=[CH:15][C:16]=1[CH:18]=[O:19])[NH:13][C:12](=[O:17])[CH2:11][CH2:10]2A mixture of 0.29 gm (2.19 mmol) aluminum chloride in 5 ml of methylene chloride was prepared under nitrogen gas N2 and stirred for 15 minutes and then cooled to 0° C. The mixture was treated with 0.2 gm (1.13 mmol) 6-Methoxy-3,4-dihydro-1H-quinolin-2-one in 5 ml of methylene chloride. The reaction mixture was stirred for 10 minutes at this temperature and was then cooled to −5° C. α,α-dichloromethyl methyl ether 0.28 ml (3.07 mmol) was added over a 5 minutes period and the green reaction mixture was slowly warmed to room temperature and stirred for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with 2N HCl and extracted with methylene chloride (4×10 ml). The combined organics were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to yield an off white solid. The crude product was chromatographically purified on silica gel, eluting with 7/3 ethyl acetate/hexane. There was obtained 125 mg (54%) of an off white solid. MS APCI m/e 206 (p+1)
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