Triphenylphosphine → 4-Amino-alpha,alpha-dimethyl-1H-imidazo(4,5-c)quinolin-1-ethanol
Reaction equation
C1(P(C2C=CC=CC=2)C2C=CC=CC=2)C=CC=CC=1.[CH3:20][C:21]([CH3:40])([OH:39])[CH2:22][N:23]1[C:35]2[C:34]3[C:29](=[CH:30][CH:31]=[CH:32][CH:33]=3)[N:28]3N=N[N:38]=[C:27]3[C:26]=2[N:25]=[CH:24]1>ClC1C=CC=CC=1Cl>[NH2:38][C:27]1[C:26]2[N:25]=[CH:24][N:23]([CH2:22][C:21]([CH3:40])([CH3:20])[OH:39])[C:35]=2[C:34]2[CH:33]=[CH:32][CH:31]=[CH:30][C:29]=2[N:28]=1Participants
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Procedure
Triphenylphosphine (4.5 g, 17.0 mmole) was added to a mixture of α,αdimethyl-6H-imidazo[4,5-c]tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoline-6-ethanol (2.4 g, 8.5 mmole, Example 9) and 1,2-dichlorobenzene. The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 3 hrs then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was combined with methanol (400 mL) and hydrochloric acid (50 mL of 0.5N) then heated on a steam bath for 2 hours. The resulting precipitate was isolated by filtration then washed with ether. The solid was dissolved in water and the solution was made basic with 10% sodium hydroxide. After stirring for 30 minutes, the reaction mixture was filtered. The collected solid was rinsed with water and ether then recrystallized from N,N-dimethylformamide/ethanol to provide about 1 g of 4-amino-α,α-dimethyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline-1-ethanol as a solid, m.p. 271°-273° C. Analysis: Calculated for C14 H16N4O: % C, 65.6; % H, 6.29; % N, 21.86; Found: % C, 65.37; % H, 6.26; % N, 21.61.