Ethyl Acetate → HCID 131718470, compound

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0.3557 g (0.00936 mol) of lithium aluminum hydride was suspended in 40 ml of THF under argon. A solution of 3.01 g (0.00936 mol) of rac-cis-1,3,3a,4,5,9b-hexahydro-6-methoxy-3-phenethyl-2H-benzo[e]indol-2-one in 40 ml of THF was added dropwise thereto and the mixture was boiled under reflux for 2 hours. 10 ml of ethyl acetate and a saturated aqueous Na2SO4 solution were cautiously added dropwise thereto in succession until a complete white precipitate had resulted. After filtration and concentration there were obtained 2.9 g (100%) of oily rac-cis-2,3,3a,4,5,9b-hexahydro-6-methoxy-3-phenethyl-1H-benzo[e]indole.

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