Water → 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-7-(methylamino)quinoline

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A solution of methylammonium chloride (1.35 g, 20 mmol) in methanol (2 ml) was added to 5,6-dihydroquinoline (1.31 g, 10 mmol) in methanol (2 ml) and the solution was heated under reflux for 21h, poured onto a mixture of water (25 ml) and brine (25 ml), and basified with 10N-NaOH (25 ml). The mixture was extracted with chloroform (3×25 ml), and the extracts were dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated in vacuo to give an orange oil. Chromatography [alumina; ethyl acetate-toluene (1:4)→ethyl acetate] gave the product (1.35 g) as an oil which was identical to the compound isolated in Example 2.

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