Ethyl Acetate → 9-Hydroxy-6-(3-hydroxypropyl)-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)pyrrolo(3,4-C)carbazole-1,3(2H,6H)-dione

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4-(2-Chloro-6-methoxyphenyl)-9-hydroxy-6-(3-hydroxypropyl)pyrrolo[3,4-c]carbazole-1,3(2H,6H)-dione (VI; Ar=2-chloro-6-methoxyphenyl, R10═CH2CH2CH2OH) (106) (0.20 g, 0.44 mmol) prepared as described in example 59, potassium acetate (0.20 g) and 5% Pd/C in a solution of ethyl acetate (25 ml) and methanol 1:1 (25 mL) under a atmosphere of hydrogen at 60 psi was reacted for 7 h. The catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate concentrated to dryness. The residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water and the organic solution was dried, the drying agent was removed and the solution was concentrated to dryness and chromatographed on silica. Elution with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (2:1) gave 9-Hydroxy-6-(3-hydroxypropyl)-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)pyrrolo[3,4-c]carbazole-1,3(2H,6H)-dione (VI; Ar=2-methoxyphenyl, R10═CH2CH2CH2OH) (107) in a yield of 51% as an orange powder (from THF/petroleum ether), mp 296–300° C. 1H NMR δ [(CD3)2SO] 10.93 (br s, 1H), 9.31 (br s, 1H), 8.38 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.69 (s, 1H), 7.55 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (m, 1H), 7.35 (dd, J=7.5, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.13–7.08 (m, 2H), 7.05 (dd, J=7.2, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 4.62 (t, J=4.8 Hz, 1H), 4.48 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.68 (s, 3H), 3.40 (m, 2H), 1.90 (m, 2H). Found: C, 69.29; H, 4.90; N, 6.54. C24H20N2O5 requires C, 69.22; H, 4.84; N, 6.73.

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