Formaldehyde → 1-Benzyl-7-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinoline-6-carbaldehyde

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To a solution of 1-benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinolin-7-ol (297 mg, 1.24 mmol) from step 2 in anhydrous acetonitrile (6 mL) was added magnesium chloride (177 mg, 1.86 mmol), triethylamine (650 μl, 4.65 mmol) and paraformaldehyde (251 mg, 8.38 mmol). The reaction mixture was reflux for a half hour. Added some water and saturated aqueous ammonium chloride until pH=7. Extracted it with ether several times. The organic layer was combined, dried over magnesium sulfate, and filtrated. The solution was evaporated under vacuum. The crude residue was purified by prep TLC eluting with 25% ethyl acetate-hexane and providing 50 mg (15%) of the title compound. 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 11.4 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 7.30-7.20 (m, 3H), 7.14-7.10 (m, 2H), 6.94 (s, 1H), 5.93 (s, 1H), 4.48 (s, 2H), 3.36 (t, J=5.5 Hz, 2H), 2.68 (t, J=6.2 Hz, 2H); MS LC-MS (MH+=268.5), LC MS RT: 3.24 min.

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