Sulfuric Acid → HCID 68691015, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirring solution of lithium aluminum hydride (1.12 mL, 1.12 mmol; 1.0 M in THF) in dry tetrahydrofuran (1.2 mL) at 0° C. was added dropwise sulfuric acid (0.50 mL, 0.50 mmol; 1.0 M in THF). After 1 h, N-(t-butoxycarbonyl)-(R)-1,3,4,10b-tetrahydro-7-trifluoromethyl-pyrazino[2,1-a]isoindol-6(2H)-one (100 mg, 0.28 mmol) was added dropwise as a solution in tetrahydrofuran (1.2 mL). The reaction was slowly allowed to warm to room temperature over a period of 1 h and was then quenched by the addition of water (2 mL) and 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide (0.30 mL). The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (×3), and the combined organic layers were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The resulting pale yellow residue was purified by radial chromatography (30–50% ethyl acetate in hexanes) to afford N-(t-butoxycarbonyl)-(R)-1,3,4,10b-tetrahydro-7-trifluoromethyl-pyrazino[2,1-a]isoindole (37 mg, 39%) as a clear residue. MS (ESI) 343.4 (M+H).

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