Water → HCID 67204871, compound

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Reaction Steps

Sodium hydride (60% dispersion in oil, 36 mg, 0.8 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of 1-{[2-(ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-1-yl]methyl}cyclopentanol (1.45 g, 4.50 mmol) and methyl vinyl sulfone (0.95 g, 8.9 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (18 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour and additional methyl vinyl sulfone (0.47 g) was added. Water (50 mL) was added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL). The organic layers were combined, washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford an oil that was purified by flash chromatography (silica gel, eluted with 5% methanol in dichloromethane) to provide 1.2 g of 2-(ethoxymethyl)-1-({1-[2-(methylsulfonyl)ethoxy]cyclopentyl}methyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline as a colorless oil.

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