Tetrahydrofuran → 6-Acetylamino-2-(N,N-dimethylamino)methyltetralin

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A THF solution (40 ml) of 6-acetylamino-1-tetralone (1.692 g) was added to an acetonitrile solution (40 ml) of N,N-dimethylmethylene ammonium chloride (2.04 g), then stirred at room temperature for 24 hours, and concentrated. An aqueous solution of 10% potassium carbonate was added to the residue, which was then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, then dried, and concentrated. The residue was dissolved in methanol (50 ml), to which was added sodium borohydride (0.86 g). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, and water was added thereto, which was then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, then dried, and concentrated. The residue was dissolved in methanol (50 ml), to which were added 10% palladium-carbon (0.4 g) and 1 N hydrochloric acid (20 ml). Then, this was catalytically reduced under a hydrogen pressure of 1 atmosphere, for 12 hours. The palladium-carbon was removed from the reaction mixture through filtration, the filtrate was concentrated, and an aqueous solution of 10% potassium carbonate was added thereto to form a free form compound. Then, this was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, then dried, and concentrated. The resulting crude crystals were recrystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane to obtain the entitled compound (1.862 g).

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