Ethyl Acetate → N,N-dimethyl-N-[2-(7-nitro-1H-indazol-4-yl)ethyl]amine

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16.2 g of N,N-dimethyl-N-[2-(7-nitro-1H-indazol-4-yl)ethenyl]amine is dissolved in 200 ml of acetic acid and combined under ice cooling in incremental portions with 6.3 g of sodium cyanoborohydride within 30 minutes. After another 30 minutes, the mixture is combined with ice and ethyl acetate, adjusted to 8-9 with concentrated sodium hydroxide solution, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The solution is dried, concentrated, and the residue recrystallized from ethyl acetate/diisopropyl ether, thus obtaining 13.8 g of N,N-dimethyl-N-[2-(7-nitro-1H-indazol-4-yl)ethyl]amine, mp 145°-146° C.

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