Sulfuric Acid → N-[2-(1,6-dihydro-2H-cyclopenta[d]furo[2,3-b]pyridin-8-yl)ethyl]propanamide

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To a solution of N-[2-(1,2,6,7-tetrahydro-8H-cyclopenta[d]furo[2,3-b]pyridin-8-ylidene)ethyl]propanamide (612 mg, 2.37 mmol) in xylene (20 mL) was added sulfuric acid (693 μL, 12.9 mmol), and the mixture was heated under reflux for 22 hr. The reaction solution was diluted with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with saturated brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (methanol/ethyl acetate=0/100→10/90) and recrystallization (ethyl acetate) to give the title compound (97.0 mg, yield 16%).

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