Trifluoroacetic acid → 5-Allyloxy-7-(4-fluoro-benzyl)-9-hydroxy-pyrrolo[3,4-g]quinoline-6,8-dione

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5-Allyloxy-7-(4-fluoro-benzyl)-9-methoxymethoxy-pyrrolo[3,4-g]quinoline-6,8-dione 10 was dissolved in 1 mL dichloromethane. Ten equivalents of trifluoroacetic acid was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature. After one hour another 10 equivalents of trifluoroacetic acid was added. The mixture was then stirred overnight, concentrated in vacuo, and azeotroped with toluene (2×), to give crude 11 which was triturated with 2 mL of 1:1 diethylether/hexane two times to give allyl ether 11 (0.0025 g, 0.0066 mmol, 44%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 9.0 (s, 1H), 8.7 (d, 1H), 7.7 (m, 1H), 7.5 (m, 2H), 7.0 (t, 2H), 6.1 (m, 1H), 5.4 (d, 1H), 5.3 (d, 1H), 5.1 (d, 2H), 4.8 (s, 2H). MS: 379 (M+1).

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