Tetrahydrofuran → (+)-(4aR)-(10bR)-4-methyl-8-(6-benzothiazolyl)-10b-methyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,10b-octahydrobenzo[f]quinolin-3-one

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A 15 mL round bottom flask was charged with (+)-(4aR)-(10bR)-4-methyl-10b-methyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,10b-octahydrobenzo[f]quinolin-3-one-8-boronic acid(178 mg, 0.65 mmol), tetrakis (triphenylphosphine) palladium (0) (23 mg, 0.02 mmol), 6-bromobenzothiazole (139 mg, 0.65 mmol), 0.65 mL of 2M aqueous sodium carbonate and 2 mL of THF, fitted with a reflux condenser, and the stirred mixture was heated at 80°, under nitrogen, for 24 h. The mixture was cooled, diluted with chloroform (75 mL) and washed with brine (2×25 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over sodium sulfate, concentrated, and purified by silica gel chromatography (20% ethyl acetate/hexanes eluent) to give 106 mg (47%) of the title compound as an amorphous solid. mp 183°-187°. FDMS: m/e=362. α[D]589 =+87.80 (c=0.55, chloroform).

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