Dimethylamine → 1-(2-dimethylaminomethyl-5,7-dihydro-4H-furo[2,3-c]pyridin-6-yl)-6-phenylhexan-1-one

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To a solution of 0.493 g (1.658 mmol) of 1-(5,7-dihydro-4H-furo[2,3-c]pyridin-6-yl)-6-phenylhexan-1-one in 20 ml of acetic acid, 0.18 g (2.0 mmol) of 50% aqueous dimethylamine and 0.16 g (2.0 mmol) of 37% aqueous formaldehyde were added, followed by stirring at 100° C. for 15 minutes. After the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, the residual solution was alkalified with aqueous sodium hydroxide and extracted with dichloromethane 3 times. The combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate; the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The resulting crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate to ethyl acetate/methanol=4/1) to yield the desired product.

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