Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 14233860, compound

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To a solution of 1.78 g (47.0 mmol) of sodium borohydride in 100 ml of methanol, containing 10 ml of 6N sodium hydroxide, is added dropwise with stirring a solution of 3.20 g (9.41 mmol) of 2-amino-5,6-dihydro-7-methylpyrido[2,3-h]quinazolinium iodide, in 200 ml of a mixture of methanol and water (1:1). The solution is stirred at room temperature for 2 hours, cooled, acidified by dropwise addition of 10% hydrochloric acid and stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The solution is concentrated, basified with concentrated ammonium hydroxide and extracted with chloroform. The chloroform extract is dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to a brown oil. Medium pressure chromatography (silica gel, 2% ammonium hydroxide--2% methanol--96% ethyl acetate) affords 0.45 g (22.2%) of the title compound as an orange solid; mp 204°-213° C.

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