tert-Butoxy bis(dimethylamino)methane → 4-[(dimethylamino)methylene]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-(4-nitrobenzoyl)-5H-1-benzazepin-5-one

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A mixture of 1.35 g of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-(4-nitrobenzoyl)-5H-1-benzazepin-5-one and 15 ml of tert-butoxy-bis(dimethylamino)methane is heated for on a steam bath for 2 hours. The volatiles are evaporated in vacuo to a residue which is stirred with ether and filtered. The cake is washed with ether and the combined filtrates evaporated in vacuo to a residue which is dissolved in 30% ethyl acetate in methylene chloride and passed through a pad of hydrous magnesium silicate. The filtrate is evaporated in vacuo to a residue which is dissolved in 30% ethyl acetate in methylene chloride and passed through a pad of hydrous magnesium silicate. The filtrate is evaporated in vacuo to a residue to give 1.60 g of yellow crystalline product, m.p. 180°-183° C.

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