Ethanol → Ethyl 2-(4-((dimethylamino)methyl)phenyl)-4-oxo-3-p-tolyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxylate

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A mixture of (E)-4-(4-((dimethylamino)methyl)benzylideneamino)isobenzofuran-1(3H)-one (500 mg, 1.7 mmol) and 4-methylbenzaldehyde (204 mg, 1.7 mmol) in ethyl propionate (30 mL) was cooled to 0° C. Then a solution of sodium ethoxide in ethanol (sodium (156 mg, 6.8 mmol) in ethanol (30 mL)) was added dropwise. After the addition, the mixture was stirred at 10° C. for 1 hr, then at 30° C. for 3 hr. The mixture was quenched with water (30 mL) and solvent was removed in vacuum. The residue was dissolved in water, and then extracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×4). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated to give crude product, which was purified by chromatography (silica gel, dichloromethane/methanol=100:1 to 10:1) to give the title compound (110 mg, yield: 15%). LC-MS (ESI) m/z: 443 (M+1)+.

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