“…1 H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ (ppm): 7.30 (dd, J = 8.1, 6.7 Hz, 4H), 7.26-7.13 (m, 16H), 6.77 (s, 2H), 3.61 (s, 3H), 3.57 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 4H), 0.99 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 6H). 13 Diethyl 6-acetyl-3,4,8,9-tetraphenylindolizino [6,5,4,3-ija] quinoline-1,2-dicarboxylate (3 ha): Solvents used: Hex/DCM/ EtOAc (8:1:1). Amount of 3 ha obtained: 76.5 mg (56% yield), yellow solid.…”