Dichloromethane → HCID 53739781, compound

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Reaction Steps

A catalytic amount of 10% w/w palladium on charcoal was added under a stream of hydrogen to a solution of 260.2 mg (0.656 mmol) of benzyl (1-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carbolin-2-yl)acetate, as obtained in Example 71, in 2 ml each of methanol and of tetrahydrofuran, and hydrogenation was allowed to proceed for 3 hours. The palladium on charcoal catalyst was removed from the reaction mixture by filtration, and the solvent was removed by evaporation under reduced pressure to give 0.32 g of a crude mixture. The resulting residue was subjected to column chromatography using 5 g of silica gel with a 19:1 by volume mixture of methylene chloride and methanol as the eluent, to yield 0.05 g of the title compound as a pale yellow powder, melting at 157°-164° C. (with decomposition).

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