Lithium iodide → (cis)-7-chloro-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-methyl-2H-1-benzazepin-2-one

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A mixture of 800 mg of 7-chloro-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-(methoxycarbonyl)-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-methyl-2H-1-benzazepin-2-one (2.16 mmole), 1.14 g of lithium iodide (8.56 mmoles, 4 equiv.) in 20 ml of pyridine was refluxed for 20 hours. The cooled mixture was diluted with 200 ml of ethyl acetate, then washed with four 30 ml portions of 1N hydrochloric acid, two 30 ml portions of saturated cupric sulfate, 30 ml of water. The organic layer was dried (magnesium sulfate) and concentrated. The residue was triturated with ether to yield 400 mg of (cis)-7-chloro-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-methyl-2H-1-benzazepin-2-one as a white solid.

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