Potassium Carbonate → [2-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-3,4-Dihydro-6-methoxynaphthalen-1-yl][4-[2-(1-piperidinyl)ethoxy]phenyl]methanone

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[2-(3-methoxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-6-methoxynaphthalen-1-yl][4-hydroxyphenyl]methanone, (3.5 g, 9.0 mmol), anhydrous K2CO3 (6.25 g, 45 mmol), N-2-chloroethylpiperidine hydrochloride (1.75 g, 9.5 mmol, Aldrich Chem. Co.) 10 mg of KI, and anhydrous DMF (150 mL) were combined under a nitrogen atmosphere and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 hr. The DMF was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was distributed into water and ethyl acetate. The organic layer was separated, washed with brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After concentration to an oil, the product was purified by column chromatography over silica gel using a gradient from chloroform to 95:5 chloroform:methanol. The appropriate fractions gave, on evaporation of the solvent and vacuum drying of the residue at 80° C. overnight, an oil which weighed 3.1 g. (69%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.80 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 2H), 7.10-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.90-6.70 (m, 6H), 6.70-6.68 (m, 2H), 4.09 (t, J=5.9 Hz, 2H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 3.65 (s, 3H), 3.02 (t, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 2.90-2.70 (m, 4H), 2.60-2.40 (m, 3H), 1.70-1.50 (m, 5H), 1.50-1.01 (m, 2H); MS (FD) m/e 497 (M+); Anal. Calc′d. for C32H35NO4: C, 77.24; H, 7.09; N, 2.82. Found: C, 77.05; H, 7.19; N, 3.05.

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