Compound 18a (640 mg, 1.26 mmol) was taken as raw material and dissolved in methanol (10 mL) and 1,4-dioxane solution (6.3 mL) in 4M HCl was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. Upon completion of the reaction, the mixture was concentrated to dryness. The resulting residue was washed with a small amount of methanol to afford the target product 13-HCl (550 mg, 98% yield) as a yellow solid. The product was characterized by 1H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 9.75 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 9.40 (br.s, 1H), 9.29 (d, J = 5.9 Hz, 1H), 9.28 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 9.07 (s, 1H), 8.70 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.51 (d, J = 5.9 Hz, 1H), 8.47 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.88 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.19 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 3.51-3.58 (m, 4H), 3.20- 3.30 (m, 4H). The molecular ion peak m/z was determined to be 407.1979 by high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), which is consistent with the calculated value of 407.1979 for the theoretical value C25H23N6 (MH+).