Formaldehyde → 1'-[(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl]spiro[furo[2,3-f][1,3]benzodioxole-7,3'-indol]-2'(1'H)-one hydrochloride

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To a solution of 1′-(piperidin-4-ylmethyl)spiro[furo[2,3-f][1,3]benzodioxole-7,3′-indol]-2′(1′H)-one (0.19 g, 0.50 mmol) in dichloroethane (5.00 mL) was added formaldehyde (0.10 mL, 33% solution, 0.03 g, 1.10 mmol) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride (0.30 g, 1.40 mmol). After stirring at ambient temperature for 20 hours, the reaction mixture was diluted with of dichloromethane (20.0 mL) and washed with water (2×20.0 mL). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to dryness. The residue was subjected to column chromatography and the product was dissolved in dichloromethane (5.00 mL) and excess of HCl in ether was added. The precipitate was filtered to give the title compound in 20% yield: MS (ES+) m/z 393.3 (M+1).

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