tert-Butyl isocyanate → HCID 67937983, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a well stirred solution of 1.16 g of 9-methoxy-4-methyl-2,3,4a,5-tetrahydro-4H-[1]-benzopyrano[3,4-b]pyridine in 15 ml of THF is added 3.4 ml of 1.5M butyl lithium in hexane at 0°. After 5 minutes at 0°, the reaction mixture is cooled to -70° and 0.6 ml of t-butyl isocyanate is added. After warming to room temperature the reaction mixture is diluted with water and the products extracted with ether. After drying over magnesium sulfate, the solvent is removed in vacuo and the residue is crystallized from ether/hexane to yield cis-2-(N-t-butylcarbamoyl)-9-methoxy-4-methyl-2,3,4a,5,-tetrahydro-4H-[1]-benzopyrano[3,4-b]pyridine, which is converted wiht ethanolic hydrogen chloride to cis-2-(N-t-butylcarbamoyl)-9-methoxy-4-methyl-2,3,4a,5-tetrahydro-4H-[1]-benzopyrano[3,4-b]pyridine hydrochloride, melting point 188°-189° (from ethanol/ether).

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