Methyl iodide → HCID 13882037, compound

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To a solution of 3-acetoxy-4-bromo-2,7-dimethoxy-10H-phenothiazine (8.0 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (80 ml) there was added at room temperature methyl iodide (16 ml) and then potassium t-butoxide (3 g). The mixture was stirred at room temperature. Over a period of 24 hours, seven further additions of methyl iodide (10 ml) and potassium t-butoxide (2 g) were made. The final reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and the solids filtered. The filtrate was washed three times with brine, dried and evaporated. Flash chromatography of the residue on a column of silica gel, eluting with a 1:9 mixture of ethyl acetate and hexane afforded 3-acetoxy-4-bromo-2,7-dimethoxy-10-methyl-10H-phenothiazine (830 mg, m.p. 189°-190° C.) and 4-bromo-10-methyl-2,3,7-trimethoxy-10H-phenothiazine (2.86 g, m.p. 135°-137° C.).

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