Arc-111 → 8,9-Dimethoxy-2,3-methylenedioxy-5-[2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl]-5,6-dihydro-dibenzo[c,h]1,6-naphthyridine

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To a solution of 8,9-dimethoxy-2,3-methylenedioxy-5-[2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl]-5H-dibenzo[c,h]1,6-naphthyridin-6-one (160 mg, 0.38 mmol) in THF (650 mL) was added LiAlH4 (75 mg, 2.0 mmol), and the mixture was stirred under nitrogen at reflux. After 2 h, an additional 2.0mmol of LiAlH4 was again added. The reaction was refluxed for an additional 3h, then allowed to cool to room temperature. The reaction was quenched by the sequential addition of water (5 drops), 10% NaOH (5 drops), and water (5 drops). The mixture was filtered through Celite and evaporated, and the crude mixture was chromatographed on silica in 98:2 chloroform-methanol, to give 132 mg of the reduced product, in 85% yield; mp 271-273° C. (dec.); 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 2.24 (s, 6H), 2.58 (t, 2H, J=6.8), 3.12 (t, 2H, J=6.8), 3.97 (s, 3H), 4.02 (s, 3H), 4.27 (s, 2H), 6.13 (s, 2H), 6.79 (s, 1H), 7.38 (s, 2H), 7.61 (s, 1H), 9.05 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (CDCl3) δ 46.0, 50.6, 51.2, 56.2, 26.3, 58.4, 99.6, 101.7, 105.7, 106.6, 110.0, 120.7, 123.1, 124.8, 131.1, 144.1, 146.9, 148.0, 149.0, 149.4, 149.8, 150.2; HRMS calcd for C23H25N3O4: 407.1845; found 407.1848.

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