6-Nitro-3-styryl-1-[2-(trimethyl-silanyl)-ethoxymethyl]-1H-indazole (8.1 g, 205 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (75 mL) at 23° C. under an atmosphere of argon. SnCl2 (12.9 g, 67.7 mmol) was added followed by water (1.7 mL, 92.2 mmol) and the resulting mixture was heated to 50° C. After 4 h, 3N NaOH (45 mL, 135 mmol) was added followed by EtOAc (100 m]L). The resulting emulsion was filtered hot through Celite and the bed of Celite was washed with hot EtOAc (3×100 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue was dissolved in EtOAc, washed with brine, dried with Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a solid. The crude material was purified by silica gel chromatography (2:8→7:3 ethyl acetate:hexane), to give 3-styryl-1-[2-(trimethyl-silanyl)-ethoxymethyl]-1H-indazol-6-ylamine as a yellow solid (5.1 g, 68% yield). MS (FAB) [M+H]/z Calc'd 366, found 366.
