Potassium Hydroxide → 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2,8-dimethyl-5-(2-(2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)ethyl)-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole

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To a solution of 2,8-Dimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (0.1 g, 0.0005 mol) in N-methyl 2-pyrolidone (1.0 mL) was added powdered potassium hydroxide (0.14 g, 0.0025 mol) and allowed to stir r for 10 min at RT. 2-methyl-5-vinyl pyrimidine (0.151 g, 0.0012 mol) was added and stirred for further 3 h at 80 deg C. After completion (TLC), reaction mixture was diluted with water (15 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and concentrated under reduced pressure using rotary evaporator. The crude was purified through column chromatography (7% MeOH:DCM in silica 100-200 mesh, Diameter of column—2.5 cm, Height of silica—approx. 5 inch) then purified through preparative TLC. to get the desired compound as yellow oil (0.025 g, 16% yield). 2,8-Dimethyl-5-[2-(2-methyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)-ethyl]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-pyrid [4,3-b]indole (0.025 g, 0.000078 mol) was dissolved in THF (1.0 mL). A solution of oxalic acid dihydrate (0.0098 g, 0.00007 8 mol) in THF (1.0 mL) was added and stirred for 30 min at RT, Precipitate obtained was filtered and dried to give oxalate salt as off white solid (0.015 g, 47% yield).

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