Triethylamine → Epsiprantel

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Cyclohexanoyl chloride (0.34 g) was added to a solution of 4-oxo-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,12b-octahydropyrazino[2,1-a][2]benzazepine (0.5 g) in chloroform (20 ml, ethanol-free) maintained at 0° C. and triethylamine (0.26 g) added. The mixture was maintained at 0° C. for 30 min then at room temperature for 5 h. The solution was washed with, first, dilute hydrochloric acid and secondly with sodium bicarbonate solution. The chloroform solution was dried (MgSO4) and evaporated. The residue was recrystallised from chloroform/40°-60° C. petroleum ether to give white crystals of the title compound (0.48 g, 64%) m.p. 187°-90° C.

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