Anhydrous 3-(dimethylamino)propyltriphenylphosphonium bromide hydrobromide (24.5 g, 48 mmole), 96 mmole of n-butyl lithium in hexane, and 8-bromo-6,11-dihydrodibenz[b,e]oxepin-11-one (10 g, 34.6 mmole) were reacted in 580 mL dry tetrahydrofuran by the procedure of Example I, step b. This provided an E/Z (1:3.5) isomeric mixture of bromoamines. Recrystallization of the mixture from diethyl ether gave 0.17 g of Z-isomer and 1.8 g of an E/Z (1:4) (assayed by HPLC on C18) isomeric mixture which was used in the next step without further purification. pmr (Z-isomer) (CDCl3) δ: 7.38-7.44 (m, 2H, H7 and H9); 7.13-7.18 (m, 3H, aromaatic H); 6.84-6.93 (m, 2H, H2 and H4); 5.70 (t, 1H, CH=); 5.15 (br s, 2H, ArCH2O); 2.55 (q, 2H, CH2); 2.43 (t, 2H, NCH2 ); 2.22 (s, 6H, NMe2).
