Benzaldehyde → Methyl 2-(4-(dimethoxymethyl)phenyl)-4-oxo-3-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxylate

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To a solution of (E)-4-(4-(dimethoxymethyl)benzylideneamino)isobenzofuran-1(3H)-one (600 mg, 1 mmol) and benzaldehyde (616 mg, 3 mmol) in ethyl propionate (20 mL), sodium methanolate (414 mg, 7.6 mmol) were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Then the resulting mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure and extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL×4) and concentrated. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, petroleum ether:ethyl acetate 20:1 to 5:1) to obtain a white solid of methyl 2-(4-(dimethoxymethyl)phenyl)-4-oxo-3-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxylate (120 mg, yield 22%). LC-MS (ESI) m/z: 432 (M+1)+.

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