Pyridine → 1,8-Bis[2-(isopropylamino) propionamido]anthraquinone

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Reaction Steps

Add 1,8-Bis(3-chloropropionamido)anthraquinone (compound 4, 0.42 g, 1.0 mmol) with pyridine (0.5 ml) and isopropylamine (0.6 ml, 6 mmole), dissolved in 20 ml dehydrated THF. The mixture is reacted in a mini-reactor. The reaction temperature is 70-80° C. in an oil bath and the reaction time is 6 hours. The reacted mixture is poured into 50 ml ice water, extracted with ethyl acetate and recrystallized from ethanol to get compound 4i.

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