“…We have also found that reduction of 4a with NaBH4 in ethanolic alkali proceeded to afford directly the furoquinolinone 10 in 54% yield (10,11). 'H-nmr 1.63 (t,3H,y=7.0 Hz) I.48(t, 3H,_/=7.0 Hz, CH2C/i3) 1.52(t, 3H,7=7.0Hz) ppm 4.77 (q, 1H,7=7.0 Hz) 4.11 (q, 2H,7=7.0 Hz, CH2CH,) 4.57(q,2H,7=7.0Hz) (CDCl,) 3.97 (s,3H) 3-94(s, 3H, OCH3) 3.92 (s,3H) 7.00(d, 1H) 7.05 (d, lHJ=2.5Hz, 3-H) 6.83 (d, 1H,7=2.5 Hz) 7.65 (d, 1H) 7.27 (d, lHJ=2.5Hz, 2-H) 7.29UH, d,7=2.5 Hz) 7.38(dd, lH,y=9.0Hz;3Hz) 6.95 (lH.d,7=9.0Hz,6-H) 7.03 (1H, dd,7=9 Hz, 2.5 Hz) 7.60(d, 1 ,_/=3 Hz) 6.87 (1H, s, 8-H) 7.46(lH,d,7=2.5Hz) 8.00(d, lHJ=9-0Hz) 8.50(d, 1 ,7=9.0 , The structure assignment to compound 8 follows reasonably from its origins. Further, its 'H-nmr spectrum is completely consistent with the structure.…”