2-Vinylpyridine → (S)-5,11-Dihydro-5-[1-(2-[2-pyridyl]ethyl)-2-pyrrolidinylmethyl]dibenzo[b,e][1,4]thiazepine

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A mixture of 2-vinylpyridine (250 mg) and (S)-5,11-dihydro-5-(2-pyrrolidinylmethyl)dibenzo[b,e][1,4]thiazepine (see Preparations 13 and 14) (166 mg) was heated at 120° C. for 2 hours, cooled to room temperature and purified by chromatography on silica gel using ethyl acetate/methanol (10:1) as eluant. Appropriate fractions were combined and evaporated under reduced pressure to give the title compound as a pale brown gum, (131 mg, 58%).

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