Formic Acid → 5-Benzyl-6-oxo-5,6-dihydrophenanthridine-2-carboxaldehyde

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5-Benzyl-6-oxo-5,6-dihydrophenanthridine-2-carbonitrile (1.24 g) and Raney nickel (0.8 g) were suspended in 75% formic acid (25 ml). The suspension was heated under reflux for 1 hour and 40 minutes, and filtered while hot. The filtrate was concentrated and purified by silica gel chromatography (methylene chloride:methanol=50:1) to thereby obtain 1.08 g (yield: 80%) of the title compound as a colorless crystals.

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