Dimethylamine → 1-(2-Dimethylaminoacetyl)-7-nitro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline

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2-chloro-1-(7-nitro-3,4-dihydroquinolin-1(2H)-yl)ethanone (1 g, 3.9 mmol) was dissolved in 10 ml of dry THF and 7.8 ml of a 1M solution of dimethylamine in THF (7.8 mmol) were added. This reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 24 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was crystallized from diethyl ether to give the expected compound 2-(dimethylamino)-1-(7-nitro-3,4-dihydroquinolin-1(2H)-yl)ethanone in the form of a brown solid (m.p. 130-132° C.).

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