A process for preparing a compound of Formula, the process comprising contacting a compound of Formula with a quaternary ammonium salt to form a compound of Formula: wherein: A is oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen; R 1, R 2, and R 3 are independently hydrogen, amino, halogen, {-}OH, {-}OR 1611, {-}SH, {-}SR 1611, {-}NHR 1611, {-}NR 1611 R 1612, hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl; R 5, R 6a, R 6b, R 7a, R 7b, R 8a R 8b, R 9, R 10a, R 10b, R 14, R 15a, R 15b, R 16a, and R 16b are independently hydrogen, amino, halogen, {-}OH, {-}OR 1611, {-}SH, {-}SR 1611, {-}NHR 1611, {-}NR 1611 R 1612, hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl; wherein any pair of R #a and R #b wherein # is any one of 6, 7, 8, 10, 15, 16, optionally together form a moiety chosen from {=}O, {=}S, {=}CH 2, {=}NR 1612, or {-}O(CH 2) n O{-}, wherein n is an integer of 1 or greater; R 18 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl R 1611 and R 1612 are independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; one or more of R 1, R 2, R 3, R 5, R 6a, R 6b, R 7a, R 7b, R 8a R 8b, R 9, R 10a, R 10b, R 14, R 15a, R 15b, R 16a, and R 16b may form part of a ring or ring system chosen from carbocyclic, substituted carbocylic, heterocyclic, substituted heterocylic, or a combination thereof; and the dashed lines between the carbon atoms at positions 6 and 7, 7 and 8, and 8 and 14 represent carbon to carbon bonds chosen from (a) single bonds between all carbon atoms, wherein optionally one of the R 6 pair and R 14 form an alkano bridge; (b) single bonds between the carbons at both positions 7 and 8 and 8 and 14, and a double bond between the carbons at positions 6 and 7, wherein only one of R 6 pair is present; (c) single bonds between the carbons at both positions 6 and 7 and 8 and 14, and a double bond between the carbons at positions 7 and 8, wherein only one of each R 7 and R 8 pair is present; or (d) double bonds between the carbons at both positions 6 and 7 and 8 and 14, and a single bond between the carbons at positions 7 and 8, wherein only one of each R 6, R 7, and R 8 pair is present and R 14 is not present; and wherein the quaternary ammonium salt consists of a quaternary ammonium cation and an anion selected from bromide, chloride, or fluoride, and the mole to mole ratio of the compound of Formula to the quaternary ammonium salt is from 1:10 to 1:100. A is oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen; R 1, R 2, and R 3 are independently hydrogen, amino, halogen, {-}OH, {-}OR 1611, {-}SH, {-}SR 1611, {-}NHR 1611, {-}NR 1611 R 1612, hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl; R 5, R 6a, R 6b, R 7a, R 7b, R 8a R 8b, R 9, R 10a, R 10b, R 14, R 15a, R 15b, R 16a, and R 16b are independently hydrogen, amino, halogen, {-}OH, {-}OR 1611, {-}SH, {-}SR 1611, {-}NHR 1611, {-}NR 1611 R 1612, hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl; wherein any pair of R #a and R #b wherein # is any one of 6, 7, 8, 10, 15, 16, optionally together form a moiety chosen from {=}O, {=}S, {=}CH 2, {=}NR 1612, or {-}O(CH 2) n O{-}, wherein n is an integer of 1 or greater; R 18 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl R 1611 and R 1612 are independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl; one or more of R 1, R 2, R 3, R 5, R 6a, R 6b, R 7a, R 7b, R 8a R 8b, R 9, R 10a, R 10b, R 14, R 15a, R 15b, R 16a, and R 16b may form part of a ring or ring system chosen from carbocyclic, substituted carbocylic, heterocyclic, substituted heterocylic, or a combination thereof; and the dashed lines between the carbon atoms at positions 6 and 7, 7 and 8, and 8 and 14 represent carbon to carbon bonds chosen from (a) single bonds between all carbon atoms, wherein optionally one of the R 6 pair and R 14 form an alkano bridge; (b) single bonds between the carbons at both positions 7 and 8 and 8 and 14, and a double bond between the carbons at positions 6 and 7, wherein only one of R 6 pair is present; (c) single bonds between the carbons at both positions 6 and 7 and 8 and 14, and a double bond between the carbons at positions 7 and 8, wherein only one of each R 7 and R 8 pair is present; or (d) double bonds between the carbons at both positions 6 and 7 and 8 and 14, and a single bond between the carbons at positions 7 and 8, wherein only one of each R 6, R 7, and R 8 pair is present and R 14 is not present; and wherein the quaternary ammonium salt consists of a quaternary ammonium cation and an anion selected from bromide, chloride, or fluoride, and the mole to mole ratio of the compound of Formula to the quaternary ammonium salt is from 1:10 to 1:100.