Benzyl Bromide → 5-Benzyl-6-oxo-5,6-dihydrophenanthridine-2-carbonitrile

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6-Oxo-5,6-dihydrophenanthridine-2-carbonitrile (1 g) was suspended in DMF (20 ml), 60% sodium hydride (0.2 g) was added under ice cooling, and stirring was carried out until the generation of hydrogen stopped. Benzyl bromide (0.59 ml) was added, followed by stirring at room temperature for 1 hour. Water was added, and the produced solid was collected by filtration and purified by silica gel chromatography (dichloromethane:n-hexane=1:1) to thereby obtain 0.68 g (yield: 48%) of the title compound as colorless crystals.

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