1,2-Dibromobenzene → 5-(2-bromo-phenyl)-2,8-dimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole

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A solution of 2,8-dimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (2 g, 9.986 mmol), 1,2-dibromobenzene (1.7 mL, 14.97 mmol), K3PO4 (6.35 g, 29.95 mmol), CuI (189 mg, 0.99 mmol) and L-proline (229 mg, 1.99 mmol) in dry DMF (20 mL) was stirred at 150° C. for 24 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (150 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (250 mL). The organic layer was washed with water (10×100 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated to afford crude material, which was purified by column chromatography using neutral alumina and 3% EtOAc-hexane, to yield 5-(2-bromophenyl)-2,8-dimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole.

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