Methyl 2-(2-fluoro-6-cyanophenyl)-1,6-dihydro-6-oxo-5-phenylnicotinate → Methyl 10-fluoro-4,6-dihydro-4-oxo-3-phenylpyrido[2,1-a]isoindole-1-carboxylate

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A mixture of 1.04 g of methyl 2-(2-fluoro-6-cyanophenyl)-1,6-dihydro-6-oxo-5-phenylnicotinate, 0.98 g of zinc powder and 30 ml of acetic acid was heated to boiling under reflux for 30 minutes. The mixture was filtered while hot and the filtrate was evaporated in a vacuum. The residue was stirred overnight in 30 ml of water, whereupon the resulting crystals were filtered off under suction and washed with methylene chloride. By chromatography on silica gel with methylene chloride/diethyl ether (9:1) there was obtained yellow crystals which were recrystallized from ethyl acetate. There was obtained 0.23 g of methyl 10-fluoro-4,6-dihydro-4-oxo-3-phenylpyrido[2,1-a]isoindole-1-carboxylate with a m.p. of 134°-136°.

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