Toluene → HCID 23333707, compound

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A mixture of 1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2-oxo-2H-benzo[a]quinolizine (8 g, 0.04 mole; prepared as described by Beke et al), 4-aminoacetanilide (6 g, 0.04 mole), a catalytic amount of p-toluenesulfonic acid (TsOH), 150 ml of toluene and 25 ml of dimethylformamide (DMF) was refluxed for 18 hours with the water produced being collected in a Dean-Stark trap. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the concentrate dissolved in 150 ml of methanol and cooled in an ice bath whereupon 8 g of NaBH4 was added in portions. At this point the mixture was stirred in the cold for 1 hour and at about 18° C. overnight. The solvent was removed in vacuo, the concentrate crystallized from acetone and petroleum ether and recrystallized from benzene and petroleum ether to yield 2 g of the desired product, m.p. 210°-3°.

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