Trifluoroacetic acid → HCID 15260981, compound

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A mixture of 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[f]quinolin-3-one (10 g, 50.2 mmol) and triethylsilane (17.5 g, 150 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 ml) was stirred for 10 minutes. Trifluoroacetic acid (69 g, 605 mmol) was added dropwise with stirring and the mixture was stirred for 8 hours at room temperature. The mixture was neutralized with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and extracted with chloroform. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was washed with ethyl acetate, and dried to afford (4aRS,10bSR)-trans-1,4,4a,5,6,10b-hexahydro-2H-benzo[f]quinolin-3-one (7.94 g, 39.5 mmol, 79%) as white crystals.

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