Propanal → 9-(1-Hydroxypropyl)-3,4,7,8-tetrahydro-[1,4]diazepino[7,1-a]isoquinoline-2,5-dione

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124-1. A mixture of 9-iodo-3,4,7,8-tetrahydro-[1,4]diazepino[7,1-a]isoquinoline-2,5-dione (2.2 g, 6.21 mmol) in dry THF (150 mL) was cooled to −78° C. under Ar, and a 2M solution of iPrMgCl in THF (18.6 mL, 37.3 mmol) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 30 min and propionaldehyde (3.61 g, 62.1 mmol) was then added. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for another 30 min and then allowed to warm to RT overnight. The reaction mixture was poured onto a saturated aq. solution of WWI and extracted with AcOEt. The combined org. layers were then dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography (SiO2, heptane to AcOEt/MeOH 9:1) to give the title compound (231 mg). UPLC-MS: MS 287.2 (M+H+); UPLC rt 0.59 min.

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