Hydrochloric Acid → 5-methyl-5H-pyrido[3,4-f]pyrrolo[1,2-b][1,2,5]triazepine

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To cold, concentrated hydrochloric acid (200 ml) was added, in the following order, 100 g of stannous chloride dihydrate, 200 ml of tetrahydrofuran, and a solution of 28 g of 1-[N-methyl-N-(3-nitro-4-pyridinyl)amino]pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde in 150 ml of tetrahydrofuran. Upon completion of the 1-[N-methyl-N-(3-nitro-4-pyridinyl)amino]pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde addition, the reaction was poured into an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (200 g in 1 liter of water), stirred for five minutes, and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water followed by a saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The resultant oil was purified by means of high pressure liquid chromatography (silica gel; elution with ethyl acetate) to afford 10 g (38%) of 5-methyl-5H-pyrido[3,4-f]pyrrolo[1,2-b][1,2,5]triazepine as an oil, IR(CHCl3) C=N @ 1610 cm-1 ; MS(EI)M+ @ 199 (100%).

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