Methanol → 5-Fluoro-N,N-dimethyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazol-3-amine

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Following a procedure similar to that described in Example 234 but using 2 g. of 3-(dimethylamino)-8-bromo-5-fluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbazole (Example 219), in 100 ml. of methyl alcohol, 1 g. of 10% palladium on charcoal and 1 g. of potassium hydroxide in 2 ml. of water there was obtained, after recrystallization from benzene, 1.3 g. of 3-(dimethylamino)-5-fluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbazole, m.p. 166°-168° C.

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