Sodium Hydroxide → 1-[2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethyl]-2-(2-methoxyethyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine

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1-[2-(2-Aminoethoxy)ethyl]-2-(2-methoxyethyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine (10.0 g, 27.3 mmol) was dissolved in 50 mL of trifluoroacetic acid and treated with PtO2 (1.0 g). The reaction mixture was shaken under H2 (3 Kg/cm2). After 4 d, an additional 0.5 g of PtO2 was added and hydrogenation was continued for an additional 3 d. The reaction was then filtered through Celite and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a brown oil. The oil was dissolved in 200 mL of H2O then made basic (pH˜11) by addition of 10% NaOH solution. This was then extracted with CHCl3 (5×75 mL) and the combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to give 5.17 g of 1-[2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethyl]-2-(2-methoxyethyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine as a tan solid.

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