Potassium Carbonate → HCID 18654739, compound

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A reaction mixture of (-)(2aR,4S)-6-formyl-1-trityl-4-(di-n-propylamino)-1,2,2a,3,4,5-hexahydrobenz[cd]indole (1.06 g, 2 mmol), tosylmethyl isocyanide (390 mg, 2 mmol) and potassium carbonate (304 mg, 2.2 mmol) in 100 ml of methanol was stirred at reflux temperature under a nitrogen atomosphere for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness and water was added to the residue. The aqueous mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate solution was washed with a saturated brine solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to dryness to yield 1 g of an oil. The oil was dissolved in 20 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 50 ml of 5N hydrochloric acid solution. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was extracted twice with ethyl acetate and the acidic solution was then made alkaline by addition of excess concentrated ammonium hydroxide solution. The basic mixture was extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate solution was washed with a saturated brine solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to dryness to provide 0.5 g of an oil. The oil was purified by silica gel chromatography, with ethyl acetate as eluent, to give 0.3 g of title compound. MS (FD) m/e/325

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