Benzaldehyde → HCID 21186745, compound

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Ethyl 2-methyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-cyclohepta[b]pyridine-3-carboxylate (1.07 g, 4.40 mmol) and benzaldehyde (583.6 mg, 5.50 mmol) were dissolved in acetic anhydride (2.0 ml), and the solution was mixed with zinc chloride (40.0 mg, 0.30 mmol) at room temperature and then heated under reflux for 36 hours. After cooling, acetic anhydride was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the thus obtained residue was mixed with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and saturated brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and then the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the resulting residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography (ether:hexane=1:6-1:5) to obtain the title compound (471.4 mg, 33.4%) as pale yellow oil.

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