Cesium carbonate → 2-{3-[4-(2,4-Dimethyl-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-phenyl}-3,3-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinoline-6-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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To a mixture of 2-(3-bromo-phenyl)-3,3-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinoline-6-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (388 mg, 1 mmol), palladium acetate (6.73 mg, 0.03 mmol), cesium carbonate (0.65 g, 2 mmol), xantphos (23 mg, 0.04 mmol) and 1-(2,4-dimethyl-phenyl)-piperazine hydrochloride (285 mg, 1.5 mmol) in toluene (10 mL) was stirred at 120° C. for 12 hours. Then the reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×100 mL), washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride (2×50 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. Purification on flash silica gel chromatography (silica gel from QingDao, 200-300 mesh, glass column from Shanghai SD company)(20% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to afford 2-{3-[4-(2,4-dimethyl-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-phenyl}-3,3-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-quinoline-6-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (0.20 g, 40%) as a white solid: LC/MS m/e calcd for C32H39N3O2 (M+H)+: 498.7, observed: 498.9.

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