Tetrahydrofuran → 13-ethyl-9,10-dimethoxy-8-prop-1-ynyl-5,8-dihydro-6H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquino[3,2-a]isoquinoline

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To a suspension of 13-ethyl-9,10-dimethoxy-5,6-dihydro-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquino[3,2-a]isoquinolin-7-ylium; iodide (200 mg, 0.4 mmol) in anhydrous diethyl ether (5 mL) at 0° C. was added a solution of 1-propynylmagnesium bromide solution in tetrahydrofuran (0.5 M, 8 mL, 4 mmol) dropwise. After stirring at 0° C. for 30 min, the reaction was quenched by adding saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution (20 mL). The mixture was extracted with diethyl ether (2×50 mL), washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was re-crystallized from diethyl ether to afford 13-ethyl-9,10-dimethoxy-8-prop-1-ynyl-5,8-dihydro-6H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquino[3,2-a]isoquinoline (130 mg, 80%). LC/MS m/e calcd for C25H25NO4 (M+H)+: 404.48, observed: 404.2; 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 1.20 (t, J=7.33 Hz, 3 H) 1.65 (d, J=2.02 Hz, 3 H) 2.60-2.81 (m, 4 H) 3.07 (m, 1 H) 3.18-3.25 (m, 1 H) 3.81 (d, J=8.84 Hz, 6 H) 5.32 (d, J=2.02 Hz, 1 H) 6.05 (d, J=6.32 Hz, 2 H) 6.86 (s, 1 H) 6.95 (s, 1 H) 6.96-7.02 (m, 2 H).

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