HCID 19915408, compound → HCID 19915418, compound

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Reaction Steps

General procedure: A solution of 5 g of N-methyl- 1,4,9,9a-tetrahydro-4aH-fluoren-4a-amine hydrochloride in 100 ml of methanol is hydrogenated by shaking it with 0.5 g of 20% palladium on charcoal catalyst in contact with a hydrogen atmosphere. When the theoretical amount of hydrogen corresponding to hydrogenation of one double bond has been absorbed, the catalyst is removed by filtration and the solvent distilled under reduced pressure to yield N-methyl-1,2,3,4,9,9a-hexahydro-4aH-fluoren-4a-amine hydrochloride; mp 202° C. to 203° C. following recrystallization from methanol-ether. The free base is obtained by treating an aqueous solution of the hydrochloride with sodium hydroxide and extracting with ether. The hydrobromide is obtained by adding a slight excess of hydrogen bromide to a solution of the free base in ether.

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