Ethyl (2E)-(1-isopropenyl-6,7-dihydro-8H-pyrido[3,4-b]pyrrolizin-8-ylidene)ethanoate → ethyl (1-isopropyl-7,8-dihydro-6H-pyrido[3,4-b]pyrrolizin-8-yl)acetate

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To a solution of ethyl (2E)-(1-isopropenyl-6,7-dihydro-8H-pyrido[3,4-b]-pyrrolizin-8-ylidene)ethanoate (0.40 g, 1.4 mmol) in MeOH (20 mL) was added Pd(OH)2 (0.20 g). The mixture was stirred under 1 atm of H2 for 3 h. The mixture was filtered over celite and evaporated to provide the title compound.

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