Formamidine acetate → HCID 70926546, compound

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3,5,5,6,8,8-Hexamethyl-octahydro-naphthalen-1-one is first prepared by hydrogenating 3,5,5,6,8,8-hexamethyl-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one (prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,927,083) with Pd/C in alcohol in a Parr Hydrogenator at 25-60° C. and under 500 psi of hydrogen gas. A 100 mL reaction flask is the charged with 3,5,5,6,8,8-hexamethyl-octahydro-naphthalen-1-one (10 g, 0.042 mol), formamidine acetate (21 g, 0.2 mol), and butanol (50 mL). The reaction mixture is heated to 130° C. and stirred for 24 hours. The crude mass is washed once with aqueous sulfuric acid (10%, 100 mL) followed by twice with brine (30 mL). Butanol is recovered by roto-evaporation. The crude product is further purified with liquid chromatography (Biotage® system) and then crystallized. Product 5,7,7,8,10,10-hexamethyl-5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,10a-octahydro-benzo[h]quinazoline (˜5 g) is obtained.

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