Sodium borohydride → HCID 21183722, compound

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Reaction Steps

5.1 g (135 mmol) of sodium borohydride are added, in several portions and at room temperature, to a solution of 10 g (27.3 mmol) of methyl 5-ethyl-8-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-3,5-dihydro-4H-pyridazino[4,5-b]indole-1-carboxylate in 200 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 5.8 ml of methanol and the mixture is stirred for 4 h at reflux. The mixture is poured onto an ice-cold 0.1N hydrochloric acid solution, an insoluble material is separated by filtration, the insoluble material being washed with water and with diethyl ether, on sintered glass, and then it is dried. 7.2 g (21.4 mmol) of compound are isolated in the form of a white solid which is used as is in the following stage.

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