Acetic Acid → HCID 57701026, compound

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To a solution of 3-(5-nitro-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclopentanone (1.6 g, 6.55 mmol) in 1,2-dichloroethane (50 mL) was added AcOH (0.40 mL, 6.55 mmol), EtNH2.HCl (0.53 g, 6.55 mmol) and NaBH(OAc)3 (2.1 g, 9.83 mmol) and the mixture left to stir overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture was extracted with 2N NaOH (10 mL) and washed with dichloromethane (2×10 mL). The dichloromethane layer was separated and evaporated. The crude material was purified by column chromatography (2 M NH3 in MeOH:CH2Cl2, 1:9) to obtain the product as a yellow solid as a mixture of diastereomers (1.2 g, 67%). 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.10-1.16 (m, 6H), 1.45-1.92 (m, 10H), 1.96-2.13 (m, 3H), 2.13-2.36 (m, 3H), 2.50-2.58 (m, 1H), 2.65-2.76 (m, 4H), 3.28-3.43 (m, 3H), 3.49-3.60 (m, 1H), 7.11 (d, 1H, J=1.8 Hz), 7.15 (d, 1H, J=1.5 Hz), 7.35 (s, 1H), 7.38 (s, 1H), 8.08 (d, 1H, J=2.1 Hz), 8.11 (d, 1H, J=2.1 Hz), 8.32 (brs, 1H, NH), 8.41 (brs, 1H, NH), 8.61 (d, 1H, J=2.1 Hz), 8.63 (d, 1H, J=2.1 Hz); EI-MS (m/z, %) 273 (M+, 90).

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