2,6-Lutidine → 1,8-Diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 5.0 g of product of Step 3 and 2.13 g of 2,6-lutidine is heated at 143° C. for 30 minutes. Two drops of DBU are added and the reaction mixture is heated for additional 1 hour and 30 minutes, cooled and worked up as in (b) above to give 4.23 g of the desired product. The reaction can also be carried out in excess of 2,6-lutidine and a catalytic amount of DBU without solvent or in the presence of toluene as solvent giving similar results.

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