A suspension of phenyl methyl(2-(6-nitro-3,4-dihydroquinolin-1(2H)-yl)ethyl)carbamate (500 mg, 1.41 mmol) and palladium on activated carbon (10%, 75 mg, 0.07 mmol) in a 1:1 mixture of THF/EtOH (20 mL) was stirred under a balloon of hydrogen for 4.5 hours. The suspension was filtered through a pad of celite. The filter pad was rinsed with 25 mL methanol and the filtrate was concentrated to give a dark viscous oil. The crude product was used without further purification (460 mg, quantitative). 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.39-7.34 (m, 2H), 7.22-7.17 (m, 1H), 7.12-7.08 (m, 2H), 6.61-6.42 (m, 3H), 3.61-3.45 (m, 4H), 3.26 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 3.20 (brs, 2H), 3.13 and 3.06 (2×s, 3H), 2.70 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 1.96-1.87 (m, 2H). MS (ESI): 326.2 (M+1).
