Water → HCID 15628568, compound

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A mixture of 0.00905 mol of 3-bromo-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine, 0.181 mol of sodium methoxide, 5.56 g of electrolytic copper dust, and 87 ml of DMF is stirred and heated on a steam bath for 2.5 hours. After cooling, 150 ml of water and 150 ml of ether is added to the mixture, and, after stirring, the mixture is filtered through a pad of celite. The ether phase is separated, washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and the ether is removed on a rotary evaporator. The residue is dissolved in warm acetonitrile. On standing, the solution deposits crystals. The supernatant, containing the desired product, is decanted from the crystals. Evaporation of the solvent gives 3-methoxy-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine.

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