Boron tribromide → 1-[6-ethyl-9-hydroxy-5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-11-azatricyclo[5.3.1.04,11]undeca-1,3,5,7,9-pentaen-2-yl]ethanone

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A solution of 4-acetyl-1-ethyl-6-methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)pyrrolo[2,1,5-cd]indolizine (0.2 g, 0.58 mmol) in 5 ml of dry dichloromethane was cooled to -65° C. and stirred in a nitrogen atmosphere, while 1.61 ml of a 1M boron tribromide solution in dichloromethane was added. The cooling source was removed and the mixture was stirred for seventy-two hours at room temperature. The mixture was neutralized with a saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution. The precipitate was isolated and dried to afford 177 mg (95%) of the title compound. M.p. 274-75° C. 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6, 200 MHz) δ: 1.37 (t, 3H), 2.58 (s, 3H), 3.08 (q, 2H), 7.00 (d, 2H), 7.55 (d, 1H), 7.66 (d, 2H), 7.71 (d, 1H), 8.04 (s, 1H), 9.81 (s, 1H), 10.50 (s, 1H). (Compound 8).

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