Oxalic Acid → 1-Carbethoxy-4-(8-chloro-10,11-dihydro-2-methyl-dibenzo[b,f]-thiepin-10-yl)piperazine

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41.5 G. of 1-carbethoxy-4-(8-chloro-2-methyl-dibenzo[b,f]thiepin-10-yl)piperazine are reacted together with 1 l. of absolute diglyme (diethyleneglycoldimethylether) with 26.5 g. of sodium borohydride and stirred at 25° for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture is then mixed dropwise at 20°-30° over a 45-minute period with a solution of 138.6 g. of oxalic acid in 800 ml. of diglyme. The reaction mixture is maintained at 100° for 15 hours. The resulting mixture is evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue is suspended in 1 l. of 2N aqueous sodium hydroxide and extracted with benzene. The benzene extract is washed with water, dried and evaporated, whereby there is obtained 1-carbethoxy-4-(8-chloro-10,11-dihydro-2-methyl-dibenzo[b,f]thiepin-10-yl)piperazine as a red-brown oil, whose nmr and ir spectra are consistent with the proposed structure.

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