Hydrochloric Acid → 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydroquinoline-8-carbothioamide

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A solution of di-isopropylamine (33.3g, 0.33 mol) in benzene (150 ml) was cooled in ice and treated with 9% w/v butyl-lithium in hexane (237 ml, 0.33 mol). After 45 minutes the solution was treated with 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline (39.9 g, 0.3 mol) dropwise with stirring. After 1.5 hours trimethylsilyl-isothiocyanate (43.2 ml. 0.3 mol) was added and the resulting solution was allowed to stand at 0° C for 0.5 hours and at room temperature for 1 hour. Water (50 ml.) was added and the resulting mixture acidified with 2N HCl. The acid solution was separated, washed with ethyl acetate and the pH was adjusted to 9 with solid sodium carbonate. Extraction with chloroform followed by drying of the extract over MgSO4, filtration and evaporation gave a thick gum which crystallised on trituration with n-hexane. Recrystallisation from methanol gave 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-8-thiocarboxamide (16g, 30%) m.p. 160°. The hydrochloride was prepared by dissolution of the free base in hot iso-propyl alcohol adding ethereal HCl solution and allowing to crystallise. m.p. 263-4°.

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