Ethyl 5-aminovalerate → N-[(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-yl)methyl]-2-piperidone

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By subjecting a mixture of 10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene-5-carboxaldehyde (2.2 g), described in Example 168, and 5-aminovaleric acid ethyl ester (1.45 g) and zinc dust (3.0 g) in 3.0 ml of acetic acid and 100 ml of benzene, to a 2 hour reflux, followed by removal of the excess zinc by filtration, addition of dilute sodium hydroxide solution to render the mixture alkaline and extraction with benzene affords the cyclic amide, N-[(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-yl)methyl]2-piperidone, γmaxCHCl3 1650 cm-1, as an oil. Further treatment of this oil according to the conditions of the Bischler-Napieralski reaction described in Example 2, yields a product identical with the quaternary salt, 1,3,4,5,6,10,11,15b-octahydrobenzo[6,7]cyclohepta[1,2,3-de]pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolinium chloride obtained in Example 2.

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