Ammonium formate → HCID 58928359, compound

Participants

Reaction Steps

A solution containing the compound obtained in step 3 (2.66 g, 7.30 mmol) and ammonium formate (6.90 g, 109.50 mmol, 15 eq) is treated with 665 mg of 20% palladium hydroxide on carbon, and heated at reflux under a nitrogen balloon for 2 h. The mixture is filtered through a CELITE pad. The pad is washed with 200 mL of chloroform and the solution is concentrated in vacuo. The residue is taken up in 200 mL dichloromethane and washed with 1N NaOH, water and brine (75 mL each) to remove any residual ammonium formate. The organic solution is concentrated in vacuo to afford (6R,9aS)-6-(4-methoxy-2,3-dimethylphenyl)-octahydro-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrazine as an amber colored oil which is used in the next step with no further purification. LC/MS: 275 (M+1). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): 7.36 (1H, dd), 6.74 (1H, dd), 4.50 (1H, dd), 3.80 (3H, s), 3.28 (1H, d), 2.86 (1H, dd), 2.78 (2H, m), 2.67-2.55 (3H, m), 2.22 (3H, s), 2.17 (3H, s), 1.78-1.67 (4H, bm), 1.56-1.31 (4H, bm).

Provenance & Evidence