Dichloromethane → HCID 11740455, compound

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The title compound was prepared from 6-ethyl-5-[(4-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl]-9-methyl-5,6-dihydrophenanthridine (0.67 g, 1.7 mmol), tetrabutylammonium iodide (1.5 g, 4.1 mmol), and 1 M boron trichloride in dichloromethane (11.9 mL, 11.9 mmol) according to the procedure and in the same manner as described in Example 35, Step b. The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with a mixture of ethyl acetate-hexane (3:7 to 1:1 gradient), followed by trituration from a mixture of ethyl acetate-hexane, to yield 4-[(6-ethyl-9-methylphenanthridin-5(6H)-yl)sulfonyl]phenol as a homogeneous solid (0.23 g, 36%), m.p. 167-170° C.;

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