Potassium Iodide → 1-(6-bromo-3,4-dihydroquinolin-1(2H)-yl)-2-(ethyl(methyl)amino)ethanone

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A suspension of 1-(6-bromo-3,4-dihydroquinolin-1(2H)-yl)-2-chloroethanone (1 g, 3.47 mmol) and potassium iodide (0.115 g, 0.693 mmol) in 10 mL THF was treated with N-methylethanamine (1.786 mL, 20.79 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours then heated at 65° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was concentrated and partitioned between CH2Cl2 (100 mL) and saturated sodium bicarbonate (25 mL). After extraction, the organic layer was separated, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated to give a light brown residue. This residue was subjected to flash chromatography on silica gel using 5% 2M NH3 in methanol/95% CH2Cl2 to give a light brown residue (1.06 g, 98%). 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.52-7.40 (br s, 1H), 7.30-7.27 (m, 2H), 3.80 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 3.28 (s, 2H), 2.72 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 2.50 (quart, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.30 (s, 3H), 1.96 (quint, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 1.03 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): 311.1 and 313.1 (M+1, 100%).

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