Methyl iodide → HCID 54025853, compound

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A 15 mL round bottom flask was charged with (+)-4aR)-(10bR)-8-(3-nitrophenyl)-10b-methyl-3,4,4a,5,6,10b-hexahydrobenzo[f]quinolin-3-one (12 mg, 0.034 mmol), 0.10 mL of t-butanol, and potassium t-butoxide (12 mg, 0.10 mmol). Methyl iodide (0.006 mL, 0.10 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 h. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, and purified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate eluent) to give 9 mg (75%) of the title compound as a white solid, upon trituration from diethyl ether/hexanes. mp 175°-177°. FDMS: m/e=348.

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