1-phenyl-1,2,9,10-tetrahydro[1,4]oxazino[2,3,4-jk]carbazol-7(8H)-one → 1-Phenyl-1,2-dihydro[1,4]oxazino[2,3,4-jk]carbazol-7-ol

Participants

Reaction Steps

Water is decanted from wet Raney nickel (2.5 g) and toluene is added and additional water is azeotroped off under vacuum. Toluene and decalin (4 mL) are added to the damp Raney nickel and toluene is again azeotroped off. 1-Phenyl-1,2,9,10-tetrahydro[1,4]oxazino[2,3,4-jk]carbazol-7(8H)-one (0.180 g, 0.593 mmol) is added and the mixture is heated at 180° C. (additional toluene/water azeotroping occurs). After 3 h, the mixture is cooled. Dichloromethane is added and the Raney nickel is removed by filtration. The filtrate is concentrated under vacuum until solids begin precipitating out. Hexane is added and the mixture is stored in the rcfrigerator overnight. The solids are then collected by filtration (wash with hexane) and chromatographed on silica gel gel (30 mL) using ethyl acetate/hexane (20/80) to give 0.119 g (66%) of 1-phenyl-1,2-dihydro[1,4]oxazino[2,3,4-jk]carbazol-7-ol.

Provenance & Evidence