Reaction Steps
Prepared from 2-(2,5-dimethylpyrrolyl)-6-[4-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl]-pyridine (from Example 1) by alkylation with ethyl bromoacetate, using potassium carbonate, in acetonitrile. The mixture was refluxed 12 hours, cooled, poured into water, and extracted into ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel using hexane/ethyl acetate as eluant to an 83.5% yield of the product as an oil. 1H-NMR (δ, CDCl3): 1.31 (t, J=7, 3H), 1.71 (m, 2H), 1.83 (m, 2H), 2.19 (s, 6H), 4.26 (q, J=7, 2H), 4.66 (s, 2H), 5.90 (s, 2H), 6.64 (d, J=8, 1H), 7.12 (d, J=8, 1H), 7.20 (d, J=8, 1H), 7.35 (d, J=8, 1H), 7.82 (t, J=8, 1H); 13C-NMR (δ, CDCl3): 13.4, 14.2, 22.3, 22.9, 23.7, 28.7, 61.2, 65.5, 106.7, 107.8, 119.6, 123.0, 126.9, 127.7, 128.5, 133.4, 137.0, 138.1, 151.3, 156.0, 160.1, 169.0; MS (%): 405 (parent+1, 100).
