Water → 5,6-dihydro-6-methoxy-2-(2-phenylethyl)-4H-imidazo[4,5,1-ij]quinoline

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A portion (115 mg) of 60% sodium hydride was added to anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (15 mL) under an argon atmosphere; 0.2 g of 5,6-dihydro-2-(2-phenylethyl)-4H-imidazo[4,5,1-ij]quinolin-6-ol obtained in Example 4 was dissolved in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (4 mL) and the solution was added dropwise to the first mentioned solution at room temperature. After stirring for 35 min at room temperature, methyl iodide (1.02 g) was added dropwise and the mixture was stirred for 4 hrs. Water was added to the reaction solution and the mixture was stirred; thereafter, the reaction solution was extracted with dichloromethane, washed with saturated brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane/ethyl acetate) to yield the titled compound as a yellow oil (103 mg).

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