Butyl iodide → 4H-Imidazo(4,5-c)quinolin-4-one, 1,5-dihydro-5-butyl-1-methyl-

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3.0 g (0.015 mole) of 4-hydroxy-1-methyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline was suspended in 50 ml of dimethylformamide, and 0.80 g (0.020 mole) of 60% sodium hydride was added with ice cooling, followed by stirring at 50° C. for 30 minutes. Then, the mixture was again ice-cooled and 2.6 ml (0.023 mole) of n-butyl iodide was added dropwise, followed by stirring at 50° C. for 2 hours. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and water was added to the residues, followed by extraction with chloroform. The extract was washed with an aqueous saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluting solvent: chloroform/methonal=17/1), followed by recrystallization from isopropanol-isopropyl ether, to afford 2.5 g of Compound 1.

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