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

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(+)-2-Aminomethyl-5-methyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydrofuro-[2,3-f]quinoline-7-one (1.17 g, 5.08 mmol) was suspended in tetrahydrofuran (30 ml)--chloroform (30 ml). To the suspension, acetic anhydride--formic anhydride (2.24 g, 25.4 mmol) was added, and refluxed with heat in a bath of 70° C. for 3 hours. The resulting reaction mixture was cooled at room temperature, and combined with ether. The insoluble matter, which was collected by filtration, was recrystallized from chloroform--methanol--ether. As a result, 460 mg of the title compound was obtained as colorless powder (35.1%).

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