Borane → N-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-N-(3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)propyl)benz(cd)indol-2-amine

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Reaction Steps

3(1H-imidazol-1-yl)propanoic acid is converted to its acid chloride which upon reaction with 3-dimethylaminopropylamine leads to N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)propanamide. Reduction with borane in tetrahydrofuran solution then gives N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl-N-3-(1H-imidazol-1yl))propanamine. Treatment of the latter compound with molar equivalents of benz(cd)indol-2-thiol and mercuric acetate in refluxing ethanol under the conditions of Example 55 then leads to the title compound.

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