Sodium Iodide → methyl 1-(10,11-dihydro5H-dibenzo[a,d][7]annulen-5-yl)-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylate

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A mixture of methyl 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylate hydrochloride (crude, 150 mmol), 5-chlorodibenzosuberane (41 g, 180 mmol, 1.2 eq), sodium iodide (2.2 g, 15 mmol, 0.1 eq) and triethylamine (63 mL, 450 mmol, 3.0 eq) in dioxane (300 mL) was stirred at 90° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic phase was washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, and concentrated. The crude product was passed through a silica gel plug, eluting with CH2Cl2. After concentration, the resulting solid was triturated with ether to yield 27 g (55%) of methyl 1-(10,11-dihydro5H-dibenzo[a,d][7]annulen-5-yl)-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylate.

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