Cl[CH2:2][CH2:3][C:4](Cl)=[O:5].[NH:7]1[C:16]2[C:11](=[CH:12][CH:13]=[CH:14][CH:15]=2)[CH2:10][CH2:9][CH2:8]1.Cl.[Al+3].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Na+].[Cl-]>CC(C)=O.O>[CH2:2]1[C:15]2[C:16]3=[C:11]([CH2:10][CH2:9][CH2:8][N:7]3[C:4](=[O:5])[CH2:3]1)[CH:12]=[CH:13][CH:14]=2A solution of 3-chloropropanoyl chloride (9.1 ml, 95.0 mmol) in 20 ml dry acetone was added dropwise to a solution of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline (26.6 g, 0.20 mol) in 80 ml dry acetone and the mixture was refluxed for 1 h. After cooling to ambient temperature the solution was poured into 500 ml stirred 2N HCl and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×150 ml). After washing with 1N HCl and brine and drying over MgSO4 the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the crude product was obtained as a pale yellow solid. This was added portionwise to a molten mixture of AlCl3 (60.0 g, 0.45 mol) and NaCl (17.5 g, 300 mmol) at 150° C. and stirred for additional 30 minutes. On cooling, excess aluminum chloride was decomposed by the addition of a chilled mixture of 20 ml concentrated hydrochloric acid and 500 ml water. Extraction with ethyl acetate (3×200 ml), followed by drying over MgSO4 and removal of the solvent gave 1,2,6,7-tetrahydro-5H-pyrido[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-3-one (15.6 g, 83.3 mmol, 88%) as a yellow solid.
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