Water → 1-Methyl-5, 6-dihydro-4H-imidazo[4,5,1-ij]quinolin-2(1H)-one

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Sodium hydride (2.36 g) was added to a solution of 5,6-dihydro-4H-imidazo[4,5,1-ij]quinolin-2(1H)-one (10 g) obtained in Reference Example 131 in dimethylformamide (100 ml), the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, methyl iodide (3.68 ml) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. Water (200 g) was poured into the reaction mixture, extracted with ethyl acetate, and washed with brine. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give a pale yellow solid (9.7 g). Further recrystallization from water-ethyl acetate afforded the title compound as colorless crystals (9.0 g).

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