Formamidine acetate → HCID 70926297, compound

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Reaction Steps

A 100 mL reaction flask is charged with 5,5,8a-trimethyl-octahydro-naphthalen-2-one (prepared as described by Strike in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1964, 86(10), pages: 2044-2050) (10 g, 0.05 mol), formamidine acetate (27 g, 0.26 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. A mixture of products 5,7,7,8,10,10-hexamethyl-5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydro-benzo[h]quinazoline and 6,6,9a-Trimethyl-5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,10-octahydro-benzo[g]quinazoline (˜5 g) is obtained, which may be separated using techniques known to those having skill in the art. Suitable techniques include chromatography such as high performance liquid chromatography, referred to as HPLC, and particularly silica gel chromatography and gas chromatography trapping known as GC trapping.

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