Diethyl Ether → (+)-2-Formylaminomethyl-5-methyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydrofuro-[2,3-f]quinoline-7-one

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To a suspension of (-)-aminomethyl-5-methyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydrofuro-[2,3-f]quinoline-7-one (965 mg, 4.19 mmol) in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran (30 ml) and chloroform (30 ml), acetic anhydride--formic anhydride (1.83 g, 20.8 mmol) was added and refluxed with heat in a bath of 70° C. for 3 hours. The temperature of the reaction mixture was returned to room temperature. Ether was added to the mixture and insoluble matter was collected by filtration. Recrystallization from chloroform--methanol--ether yielded 410 mg of the title compound as colorless powder (37.9%).

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