p-Toluenesulfonic acid → 6-(2-Ethoxytetrahydrofuran-4-yl)-4-methyl-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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100 mg (0.29 mmol) of 6-(2-hydroxytetrahydrofuran-4-yl)-4-methyl-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester is refluxed in 5 ml of toluene with 10 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid and 52 mg (0.35 mmol) of triethyl orthoformate for 1.5 hours. After concentration, the mixture is chromatographed over silica gel with toluene:glacial acetic acid:water=10:10:1 thus obtaining 29 mg (27% of theory) of 6-(2-ethoxytetrahydrofuran-4-yl)-4-methyl-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester as an oil.

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