Dimethylformamide → 7-Amino-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-2-one

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6-(methyloxy)-7-nitro-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-quinolinone (485 mg, 2.18 mmol) was taken in ethyl acetate (10 mL) and methanol (50 mL). Dimethylformamide (10 mL) was added and the mixture heated to ensure dissolution. 10% palladium on carbon (581 mg, Aldrich) was added and the reaction stirred under 60 psi hydrogen pressure for 16 h. The pressure was released, the reaction vessel evacuated, and back-filled with nitrogen twice. The mixture was filtered through celite and the filtrate was concentrated to provide 7-amino-6-(methyloxy)-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-quinolinone (387 mg, 2.02 mmol, 92%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 2.32-2.37 (m, 2 H), 2.66-2.72 (m, 2 H), 3.69 (s, 3 H), 4.63 (s, 2 H), 6.20 (s, 1 H), 6.60 (s, 1 H), 9.70 (s, 1 H); ESIMS (M+H)+=193.

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