1,3-Dihydro-5-nitro-1'-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)spiro(2H-indene-2,3'-(3H)pyrrolo(2,3-b)pyridin)-2'(1'H)-one → 5-amino-1'-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1,3-dihydrospiro[indene-2,3'-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin]-2'(1'H)-one

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A mixture of 10% Pd/C (3 g) and (±)-5-nitro-1′-{[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl}-1,3-dihydrospiro[indene-2,3′-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin]-2′(1′H)-one from Step A (19.1 g, 46.4 mmol) was stirred vigorously in EtOH (400 mL) under an atmosphere of hydrogen (ca. 1 atm). After 18 h, the mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite, washing extensively with MeOH, and the filtrate was concentrated to give the crude racemic compound. The enantiomers were resolved by HPLC, utilizing a Chiralcel OD column and eluting with MeOH. The first major peak to elute was (−)-5-amino-1′-{[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl}-1,3-dihydrospiro[indene-2,3′-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin]-2′(1′H)-one, the title compound, and the second major peak to elute was (+)-5-amino-1′-{[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl}-1,3-dihydrospiro[indene-2,3′-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin]-2′(1′H)-one. MS: m/z=382 (M+1).

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