Triethylamine → 8-Fluoro-11(1-ethoxycarbonyl-4-piperidylidene)-6,11-dihydro-5H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridine

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To a stirred solution of 8-fluoro-11-(1-methyl-4-piperidylidene)-6,11-dihydro-5H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridine (10.5 g, 34 mmol) and triethylamine (5.2 g, 52 mmol) in dry toluene (120 mL) at 80° C. under an argon atmosphere, was added ethylchloroformate (18.5 g, 170 mmol) via a syringe. The reaction mixture was allowed to stir at this temperature for 30 minutes and at room temperature for one hour. The reaction mixture was then filtered and solvent was removed. The residue was triturated with pentane to give 10.1 grams (yield=81%) of the title compound, m.p.=116°-118° C.

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