“…. 23,24 According to the general procedure, compound 4af was prepared; TLC (R f ): (PE/EA = 60:40) 0.36; purification by column chromatography on silica gel (petroleum ether/EtOAc gradient = 70:30) afforded 4af as a brown oil (51 mg, 49%); HRMS (ESI) m/z: [M + H] + calcd for C 22 H 22 N 3 O 344.1758; found 344.1767; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 8.19 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.67 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.37 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.22 (ddd, J = 8.9, 6.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 6.96 (dt, J = 9.9, 2.8 Hz, 2H), 6.86 (dt, J = 9.9, 2.8 Hz, 2H), 6.79 (td, J = 6.8, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 4.68 (s, 2H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 2.66 (s, 3H); 13 C{ 1 H} NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 153.7, 145.5, 145.25, 145.17, 134.4, 128.9, 128.6, 128.0, 125.0, 124.8, 117.9, 117.5, 116.7, 114.8, 112.4, 55.8, 48.1, 38.5.…”