Methanol → 1-(2-{[3-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-2-propynyl]oxy}ethyl]-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine

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Under a nitrogen atmosphere, 1-[2-(2-propynyloxy)ethyl]-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine (0.5 g, 1.9 mmol), copper (I) iodide (0.036 g, 0.2 mmol), 4-iodo-ortho-xylene (0.5 g, 2.1 mmol) and pyrrolidine (10 mL) were combined and stirred at ambient temperature. Dichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) (0.066 g, 0.1 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour. Analysis by TLC (30% methanol in chloroform) indicated that starting material was still present. The reaction mixture was heated at 65° C. overnight. The pyrrolidine was removed under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was triturated with dichloromethane containing methanol. The insoluble material was isolated by filtration and then recrystallized from toluene (40 mL) to provide 0.1 g of 1-(2-{[3-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-2-propynyl]oxy}ethyl]-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine as a solid, m.p. 214-216° C. Analysis: Calculated for C23H22N4O: % C, 74.57; % H, 5.99; % N, 15.12; Found: % C, 74.24; % H, 5.98; % N, 15.08.

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