[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([C:9]2[NH:10][C:11]3[C:16]([C:17]=2[CH2:18][CH2:19][NH2:20])=[CH:15][CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=3)[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH3:8])[CH:7]=1.[N:21]1[CH:26]=[CH:25][C:24]([CH2:27][CH2:28][CH2:29][CH2:30][CH:31]=O)=[CH:23][CH:22]=1.S([O-])([O-])(=O)=O.[Mg+2].[BH4-].[Na+]>CO>[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[C:4]([C:9]2[NH:10][C:11]3[C:16]([C:17]=2[CH2:18][CH2:19][NH:20][CH2:31][CH2:30][CH2:29][CH2:28][CH2:27][C:24]2[CH:23]=[CH:22][N:21]=[CH:26][CH:25]=2)=[CH:15][CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=3)[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH3:8])[CH:7]=1To a solution of 2-[2-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]-ethylamine (162 mg) and 5-(4-pyridyl)-pentanal (100 mg in 2 mL dry chloroform) was added anhydrous magnesium sulfate (735 mg) and the mixture stirred at 0° C. for 15 minutes. At this time sodium borohydride (92.7 mg) was added followed by 3 mL dry methanol and the mixture stirred at 0° C. After 1 hour, the reaction was quenched by pouring into water (25 mL), stirred for 30 minutes then extracted with methylene chloride (4×25 mL). The combined organics were dried over potassium carbonate, concentrated in vacuo and the residue purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (methylene chloride:methanol, 95:5) to give the title compound (172 mg). m/e=412 (M+H)
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