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C16H13N2; calculated: M = 233.1073. Rf = 0.5 (ethyl acetate),
Rf = 0.72 (hexane—acetone, 1 : 1).
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6-Phenyl-11H-indolo[3,2-c]quinoline (4c). Colorless crystals,
the yield of 35 mg (24%), m.p. 248—250 °C (cf. Ref. 28: m.p.
248—250 °C). IR, ν/cm–1: 3172, 3054, 2917, 2843, 1560, 1530,
1501, 1452, 1359, 1320, 1241, 1222. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6), δ:
7.14 (ddd, 1 H, H(8), J = 8.0 Hz, J = 7.0 Hz, J = 0.9 Hz),
7.50—7.33 (m, 6 H, H(9), Ph); 7.62—7.57 (m, 2 H, H(2), H(3));
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J = 0.8 Hz); 8.33 (d, 1 H, H(4), J = 8.3 Hz); 12.24 (s, 1 H, NH).
13C NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 111.8 (C(10)), 113.4 (C(6a)), 116.8
(C(6b)), 120.8 (C(9)), 121.8 (C(7)), 121.9 (C(8)), 122.8 (C(11b)),
125.6 (C(2)), 125.6 (C(3)), 128.6 (2 C, C(3)6-Ph, C(5)6-Ph), 128.7
(C(1)), 128.9 (C(4)), 129.0 (2 C, C(2)6-Ph, C(6)6-Ph), 129.1
(C(4)6-Ph), 139.4 (C(1)6-Ph), 140.3 (C(10a)), 141.8 (C(11a)),
145.3 (C(4a)), 156.9 (C(6)). MS (ESI—TOF): found: m/z
295.1237 [M + H]+; C21H15N2; calculated: M = 295.1230.
Rf = 0.30 (hexane—ethyl acetate, 1 : 1), Rf = 0.75 (hexane—ac-
etone, 1 : 1).
8-Methyl-11H-indolo[3,2-c]quinoline (4d). Colorless crystals,
the yield of 26 mg (22%), m.p. 305—311 °C (cf. Ref. 28: m.p.
305—311 °C). IR, ν/cm–1: 3042, 2773, 2366, 1570, 1363, 1239.
1H NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 2.52 (s, 3 H, H(8)Me); 7.32 (dd, 1 H,
H(9), J = 8.3 Hz, J = 1.3 Hz); 7.61 (d, 1 H, H(10), J = 8.3 Hz);
7.77—7.64 (m, 2 H, H(2), H(3)); 8.14—8.09 (m, 2 H, H(1),
H(7)); 8.50 (dd, 1 H, H(4), J = 8.0 Hz, J = 1.1 Hz); 9.54 (s, 1 H,
H(6)); 12.59 (s, 1 H, NH). 13C NMR (DMSO-d6), δ: 21.2
(C(8)Me), 111.5 (C(10)), 114.1 (C(6a)), 117.2 (C(6b)), 119.8
(C(9)), 122.0 (C(7)), 122.1 (C(11b)), 125.6 (C(2)), 126.9 (C(3)),
127.9 (C(1)), 129.4 (C(8)), 129.5 (C(4)), 137.0 (10a), 139.8 (11a),
144.7 (6), 145.4 (C(4a)). MS (ESI—TOF): found: m/z 233.1076
[M + H]+; C16H13N2; calculated: M = 233.1073. Rf = 0.24 (hex-
ane—ethyl acetate, 4 : 1), Rf = 0.44 (hexane—acetone, 1 : 1).
8-Isopropyl-6-phenyl-11H-indolo[3,2-c]quinoline (4e). Color-
less crystals, the yield of 44 mg (26%), m.p. 129.0—132.6 °C
(cf. Ref. 27: m.p. 129—132 °C). IR, ν/cm–1: 3056, 2920, 2366,
1615, 1590, 1557, 1516, 1490, 1443. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6),
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δ: 1.14 (d, 6 H, H(8)Pri, J = 6.9 Hz); 2.87 (sept, 1 H, H(8)
,
i
J = 6.9 Hz); 7.34 (m, 2 H, H(7), H(9)); 7.66—7.60 (m, 4 PHr ,
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,
J = 7.1 Hz, J = 1.8 Hz); 8.12 (d, 1 H, H(1), J = 8.2 Hz); 8.55
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(C(11b)), 121.9 (C(7)), 124.6 (C(2)), 125.6 (C(3)), 128.3 (2 C,
C(3)6-Ph, C(5)6-Ph), 128.4 (C(1)), 128.9 (C(4)), 129.0 (2 C,
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(C(8)), 140.7 (C(10a)), 141.1 (C(11a)), 144.9 (C(4a)), 155.5
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This work was financially supported by the Russian
Science Foundation (Project No. 17-73-10301).
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