1,4-Cyclohexadiene → 3-(4-Fluorobenzoyl)-7-hydroxy-1,2,3,6-tetrahydroazepino[4,5-B] indole-5-carboxylic acid ethyl ester

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A mixture of 7-benzyloxy-3-(4-fluorobenzoyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydroazepino[4,5-b]indole-5-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (82 mg, 0.17 mmol) and 10% Pd/C (82 mg) and 1,4-cyclohexadiene (0.15 mL, 1.58 mmol) was stirred at 50° C. for 2 hours. The catalyst was filtered off, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with hexane-EtOAc (85:15) to give the title compound as a yellow solid (42 mg, 62%); 1H-NMR (CDCl3): δ 10.56 (1H, s), 8.0 (1H, s), 7.64-7.59 (2H, m), 7.20-7.11 (3H, m), 6.97-6.93 (1H, m), 6.61-6.55 (1H, m), 5.33 (1H, brs), 4.27-4.20 (4H, m), 3.26-3.23 (2H, m), 1.25 (3H, t); MS (ES): 395 (MH+).

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