Propanal → HCID 57786122, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 7-bromo-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-[1,3]diazepino[1,2-a]benzimidazole (570 mg, 1.39 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) was added n-butyllithium (1.60 M solution in n-hexane, 0.97 mL, 1.55 mmol) at −78° C., and the mixture was stirred for 10 min. To the mixture was added propionaldehyde (0.30 mL, 4.16 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 10 min, at 0° C. for 3 hr. The mixture was diluted with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel eluting with a 5-25% ethyl acetate/n-hexane gradient mixture. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give the solid, which was recrystallized from ethyl acetate to give the title compound as a colorless crystal (101 mg, 0.259 mmol, 19%).

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