Methyl iodide → HCID 67339653, compound

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Add sodium hydride (0.78 g, 1.9 mmol, 60% in mineral oil) to 1,2,4,5-tetrahydro-6H-[1,4]diazepino[6,7,1-hi]indol-7-one (3.05 g, 1.62 mmol) in dry dimethylformamide (77 mL). Stir for 30 minutes at room temperature and then add iodomethane (2.0 mL, 3.2 mmol). Stir at room temperature for 134 minutes. Partition between ethyl acetate (1 L) and water (500 mL). Wash the organic phase with saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dry over sodium sulfate, and concentrate under reduced pressure. Subject the residue to chromatography (pre-packed silica gel), eluting with a gradient: 1:0-9:1 ethyl acetate/methanol to provide the desired compound (2.42 g, 74%) as an off-white solid.

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