Ammonia → 6-Chloro-3-methyl-3,4,9,10-tetrahydro-2,3,4,9-tetraaza-benzo[f]azulene

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To a suspension of 6-chloro-3-methyl-4,9-dihydro-3H-2,3,4,9-tetraaza-benzo[f]azulen-10-one from Example E1.3 (5.56 g, 22.4 mmol) in anhydrous THF (200 ml) at 0° C. was added lithium aluminium hydride (4.24 g, 112 mmol), and the resulting suspension was heated at reflux for 18 h, then allowed to cool to room temperature. A further portion of lithium aluminium hydride (4.24 g, 112 mmol) was added, and the mixture was heated at re-flux for 18 h. The mixture was cooled to 0° C., 35% ammonia solution (10 ml) was added dropwise over 15 min and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. The resulting suspension was filtered through Celite® filter agent and the filtrate concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (eluant; 0.5% 35% ammonia:5% methanol:dichloromethane) to yield the title compound (3.88 g, 74%).

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