Methyl iodide → HCID 22877092, compound

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A 15 mL round bottom flask was charged with (+)-(4aR)-(10bR)-8-(2-cyanophenyl)-10b-methyl-1,2,3,4,4a,-5,6,10b-octahydrobenzo[f]quinolin-3-one (55 mg, 0.17 mmol), 0.4 mL of t-butanol, and potassium t-butoxide (58 mg, 0.51 mmol). Methyl iodide (0.034 mL, 0.54 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 h. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, and purified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate eluent) to give 50 mg (87%) of the title compound as a white solid. mp 54°-55°. FDMS: m/e=330. α[D]589 =+74.33 (c=0.36, chloroform).

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