Potassium Carbonate → 5-Phenyl-5,6-dihydrophenanthridine

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

10 g (0.295 mol) of (2-bromobenzyl)diphenylamine are dissolved in 500 ml of dimethylformamide under protective atmosphere. 3.4 g (0.075 mol) of benzyltrimethylammonium bromide and 6.1 g (0.443 mol) of potassium carbonate are added to this solution. 0.99 g (0.004 mol) of Pd(OAC)2 is subsequently added under protective gas, and the mixture is stirred at 120° C. for 9 h. After this time, the reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature and extracted with dichloromethane. The combined organic phases are dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated. The residue is recrystallised from n-heptane. The yield is 6 g (80%).

Provenance & Evidence