Abstract: | 2,3,8,9,10,11‐Hexahydro‐7H‐dibenzo[de,h]quinolin‐7‐one, 5‐methoxy‐2,3,8,9,10,11‐hexahydro‐7H‐dibenzo[de,h]quinolin‐7‐one, 5‐methoxy‐6‐hydroxy‐1,2,3,7a,8,9,10,11,11a,11b‐decahydro‐7H‐dibenzo[de,h]quinolin‐7‐one, 5‐methoxy‐5,6,8,9,10,11‐hexahydro‐4H‐dibenzo[de,h]quinolin‐7‐ol, 5,6,8,9,10,11‐hexahydro‐4H‐dibenzo[de,h]quinolin‐7‐ol and 5,6‐dihydro‐4H‐dibenzo[de,h]quinolin‐7‐ol were prepared by catalytic hydrogenation of oxoisoaporphines or their 2,3‐dihydro derivatives over PtO2 in acetic acid under mild conditions. Their structures were confirmed and 1H and 13C NMR spectra were completely assigned using a combination of one‐ and two‐dimensional NMR techniques. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |