8-Quinolinecarboxamide, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-phenyl- → 8-Quinolinecarbonitrile, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-phenyl-

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2-Phenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-8-carboxamide (6 g.) was dissolved in hexamethylphosphorictriamide (24 ml.) and the solution heated at 220° C for 2 hours. The cooled reaction mixture was poured onto water (50 ml.), extracted with chloroform (3 × 100 ml.) and the combined extracts washed with water (3 × 100 ml.), dried and evaporated to dryness. The residual oil was chromatographed on silica gel by elution with chloroform giving 2-phenyl-8-cyano-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline (2.5 g.) recrystallised from ether as colourless needles mpt. 100° C. Further elution with chloroform gave N,N-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-8-carboxamide (1.1 g.) which recrystallised from ether as colourless needles mpt. 140° C. Found: C, 77.17; H, 7.22; N, 10.24%. C18H20N2O requires: C, 77.11; H, 7.19; N, 9.99%.

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