Aluminium lithium hydride → 2-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-3-yl)ethanamine

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A solution of 2-oxo-2-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-3-yl)acetamide (1 eq.) in ether is treated with lithium aluminum hydride (4 eq.), heated at reflux temperature for 8 h, cooled to 0° C. and quenched by addition of Rochelle's salt solution. The reaction mixture is extracted with CH2Cl2; the combined extracts are dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo to afford the title 6-azatryptamine product, which is used directly in step 4, below.

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