Tetrahydrofuran → Ethyl acetate methanol ammonium hydroxide

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To 3-[3-cyano-4-[(1-pyrrolidinyl)methyl]benzyl]-6-hydroxy-2-[4-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethoxy]phenyl]benzo[b]thiophene (29 mg, 0.054 mmol) in THF (2 mL) at 0° C. under argon was added lithium aluminum hydride (14 mg) in one portion. The resulting mixture was allowed to stir at ambient temperature for 7 h before quenching with water (2 mL) and 1.0 M sodium hydroxide (1 mL). The stirring was continued for 30 min. The mixture was further diluted with brine (50 mL) and extracted with dichloromethane (50 mL×3). The combined organic layers were dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. Chromatography with NH4OH:MeOH:EtOAc (5:10:85) afforded the product (7 mg, 24%).

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