Benzene → HCID 70637798, compound

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Reaction Steps

1 g of 2-keto-1,2,3,4,10,14b-hexahydro-pyridino[1,2-a]-dibenzo[c,f]-azepine is mixed with 1 ml of benzene, 0.5 ml of acetonitril and 0.5 g of molecular sieve (4 A). 50 mg of sodium-ethoxyde are added and the mixture is heated for 3 hours (90°-100°C). After cooling the mixture the molecular sieve is filtered off and the filtrate evaporated. The precipitate is recrystallized from ethanol.

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