7-benzyloxy-1-[(2,2-dimethyl[1,3]dioxolan-4-yl)methyl]-2-ethoxymethyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline → 1-[(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl]-2-(ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-7-ol

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Palladium hydroxide (Pearlman's catalyst) (20% wt. % palladium on carbon, 2.2 g) was added to a solution of 7-benzyloxy-1-[(2,2-dimethyl[1,3]dioxolan-4-yl)methyl]-2-ethoxymethyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline (22.2 g, 49.6 mmol) in acetonitrile (400 mL) and the reaction mixture was hydrogenated (30 psi, 2.1×105 Pa) for 24 hours on a Parr apparatus. The crude reaction mixture was diluted with 1:1 chloroform/methanol (1 L), then was filtered through a layer of CELITE filter agent. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and triturated with acetonitrile. The resulting crystalline material was collected by filtration, washed with acetonitrile, and dried to afford 16.55 g of 1-[(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl]-2-(ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-7-ol as a white powder, mp 239-240° C.

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