Methanol → 8-(4-benzyloxy-phenyl)-2-methyl-7-oxo-7H-thieno[2,3-a]quinolizine-10-carboxylic acid (2-methoxy-ethyl)-phenyl-amide

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500 mg (0.89 mmol) of 8-(4-benzyloxy-phenyl)-7-oxo-7H-thieno[2,3-a]quinolizine-10-carboxylic acid (2-methoxy-ethyl)-phenyl-amide in 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran were lithiated at -70° C. with 1.1 ml of 1.6N n-butyllithium solution in hexane. After stirring at -70° C. for 1 hour 0.17 ml (2.68 mmol) of methyl iodide was added thereto and the mixture was left to warm to -20° C. during 5 hours. Then, 20 ml of methanol were added thereto, the mixture was left to warm to room temperature, treated with 40 ml of aqueous buffer solution pH 4 and extracted with dichloromethane. Drying with sodium sulphate, evaporation of the solvent and chromatography over silica gel with ethyl acetate/hexane 1:1 gave 0.18 g (35%) of 8-(4-benzyloxy-phenyl)-2-methyl-7-oxo-7H-thieno[2,3-a]quinolizine-10-carboxylic acid (2-methoxy-ethyl)-phenyl-amide as a yellow foam.

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