Potassium Phosphate, Tribasic → (E)-2,3,8-trimethyl-5-(2-(pyridin-4-yl)prop-1-enyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole

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2,3,8-Trimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (107 mg, 0.5 mmol), and potassium phosphate (414 mg, 2 mmol) were mixed in DMF and the suspension was purged with nitrogen. The suspension was heated at 140° C. for 10 min. Copper (I) iodide (9.5 mg, 0.05 mmol) and L-proline (11.5 mg, 0.1 mmol) were added followed by a solution of 4-(1-Bromoprop-1-en-2-yl)pyridine (107.83 mg, 0.55 mmol) in DMF. The contents were purged with nitrogen and heated overnight at 140° C. The contents were cooled to RT and poured into water. The precipitate obtained was filtered, dried and purified by silica gel chromatography (100-200 mesh, neutralized with aqueous ammonia) eluting with 0-4% MeOH-DCM as eluent. The compound was further purified by HPLC. 1H NMR (CDCl3, freebase) δ (ppm): 8.62 (d, 2H), 7.42 (d, 2H), 7.25 (d, 1H), 7.10 (s, 1H), 7.0 (s, 2H), 3.90 (d, 1H), 3.70 (d, 1H), 2.90 (m, 1H), 2.80 (m, 1H), 2.52 (m, 1H), 2.50 (s, 3H), 2.42 (s, 3H), 2.0 (s, 3H), 1.20 (d, 3H).

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