Reaction Steps
A mixture of 6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (prepared by the method of Helfer, Helv. Chim. Acta, 1924, 7, 945) (0.55 g, 3.36 mmol) and 3-dimethylaminomethyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (0.59 g, 3.36 mmol) in toluene (3 ml) was heated at reflux under nitrogen for 18 h. The mixture was allowed to cool and the crystallised product collected. Recrystallisation from toluene afforded the title compound (0.31 g, 32%), m.p. 144°-146° C.; (Found: C, 73.04; H, 6.43; N, 14.10. C18H19N3O.0.1H2O requires C, 73.24; H, 6.55; N, 14.23%); δH (DMSO-d6) 2.67 (2H, br s, CH2), 2.76 (2H, t, J 5.4 Hz, CH2), 3.49 (2H, s, CH2), 3.69 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.78 (2H, s, CH2), 6.65 (2H, m, ArH), 6.89 (1H, d, 9 Hz, ArH), 7.01 (1H, dd, J 7.9, 4.7 Hz, 5-H), 7.40 (1H, d, J 2.2 Hz, ArH), 8.03 (1H, dd, J 7.7, 1.3 Hz, 4-H), 8.19 (1H, dd, J 4.6, 1.4 Hz, 6-H), and 11.47 (1H, br s, NH); m/z (CI+, NH3) 294 (M+1)+.
