Boron tribromide → 10-bromo-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-4H-pyrido [3,2,1-jk]carbazole-4-one

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10-bromo-2-methoxy-5-methyl-4H-pyrido[3,2,1-jk]carbazole-4-one (4.8 g) obtained in Example 48 was suspended in anhydrous methylene chloride (400 ml), and boron tribromide (25 g) was added dropwise to the suspension at room temperature. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 12 hours and the reaction mixture was poured into ice water (1500 ml) and the crystals precipitated were recovered by filtration. The resulting crude crystals were washed with ether, and recovered by filtration to obtain the title compound (4.6 g, constant amount).

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