Sodium Iodide → 6'-methoxy-5',7'-dimethyl-1'-(quinolin-2-ylmethyl)-3',4'-dihydro-1'H-spiro[cyclobutane-1,2'-quinoline]

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A mixture of 6′-methoxy-5′,7′-dimethyl-3′,4′-dihydro-1′H-spiro[cyclobutane-1,2′-quinoline] (270 mg), 2-(chloromethyl)quinoline (626 mg), K2CO3 (528 mg) and sodium iodide (30 mg) in acetone (20 mL) was refluxed over night. After evaporation of the solvent, water was added to the residue and the aqueous solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×20 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4 and the solvent was removed by evaporation. The residue was purified by column chromatography (10% ethyl acetate/hexane), giving 6′-methoxy-5′,7′-dimethyl-1′-(quinolin-2-ylmethyl)-3′,4′-dihydro-1′H-spiro[cyclobutane-1,2′-quinoline] as a light yellow solid (250 mg).

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