Formaldehyde → HCID 21071654, compound

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Reaction Steps

Combine N-(2-(6-chloro-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)-3-(2,2-difluoroethoxy)benzylamine (276 mg, 0.76 mmol) and formaldehyde (55.5 μL of a 38% aqueous solution, 0.76 mmol) in dichloroethane (15 mL) and stir at room temperature for 10 minutes; then add in two portions over 10 minutes sodium triacetoxyborohydride (321 mg, 1.51 mmol). Stir the reaction mixture at room temperature overnight and dilute with methanol (10 mL) and quench with one drop of glacial acetic acid. Remove the solvent in vacuo, to give a residue, redissolve the crude residue in methanol and directly load onto a 10 g SCX column. After washing the column thoroughly with methanol, elute with 2N ammonia in methanol. Concentrate in vacuo to give the title compound as an oil. Dissolve the oil (239 mg, 0.64 mmol) in methanol (20 mL) and treat with a solution of ammonium chloride (36 mg, 0.67 mmol) in methanol (5 mL). Sonicate the mixture for 10 minutes before removal of the solvent in vacuo to give the title compound as the hydrochloride salt. Dissolve the salt in 10 mL of 1:1 acetonitrile-water and lyophilize overnight, providing a fluffy white solid. Triturate the solid with diethyl ether (10 mL) and acetonitrile (2 drops), filter, and dry to give the title compound as the hydrochloride salt: mp: 63.8–65.8° C.; 1H NMR (400 MHz, dmso-d6): 11.10 (br s, 1H), 7.52 (d, 1H, J=8.4 Hz) 7.36 (d, 1H, J=2.0 Hz), 7.40–7.26 (m, 2H), 7.22 (d, 1H, J=2.4 Hz), 7.20–7.11 (m, 1H), 7.04 (br d, 1H, J=7.6 Hz), 6.96 (dd, 1H, J=8.6, 1.4 Hz), 6.38 (tt, 1H, J=54.4, 3.6, Hz), 4.50–4.02 (br m, 2H), 4.30 (td, 2H, J=14.4, 3.2 Hz), 3.15 (br s, 4H), 2.68 (br s, 3H); MS (ES+): m/e 378.9 (M+1.

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