Water → (Indolin-3-yl)methanol

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Reaction Steps

0.79 g (3.5 mmol) ethyl 2,3-dihydro-1H-indole-3-carboxylate were added batchwise at RT to 7.8 mL (7.8 mmol) of a 1 molar lithium aluminium hydride-THF solution in 40 mL THF and the mixture was refluxed for 1 h. Then the reaction mixture was decomposed with water, while cooling, the precipitate formed was filtered off and the filtrate was evaporated down.

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