Water → HCID 131718478, compound

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4.0 g (0.01525 mol) of ethyl 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1-naphthylacetate were dissolved in 80 ml of toluene, 2.22 ml (0.01525 mol) of N-(3-aminopropyl)-morpholine were added thereto and the mixture was boiled for 43 hours on a water separator. After concentration the residue was hydrogenated with 1.5 g of Raney-nickel in 150 ml of ethanol at 120° and 140 bar for 10 hours. The product was chromatographed over silica gel with ethyl acetate/methanol 5:1, dissolved in hot isopropyl ether and crystallized at room temperature. There were obtained 3.58 g (68%) of rac-cis-1,3,3a,4,5,9b-hexahydro-6-methoxy-3-(3-morpholin-4-yl-propyl)-2H-benzo[e]indol-2-one as white crystals with m.p. 65°-67° and 0.93 g (18%) of oily material from the mother liquors.

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