Water → 2-(5-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)ethanol

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The aldol product 34 (10 mmol) was dissolved in absolute THF (20 ml) under an argon atmosphere. BH3xTHF (40 ml, 1 M solution, 40 mmol) was then added to the mixture, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 14 hours. The course of the reaction was monitored of TLC. When the reaction had ended, the reaction solution was added to a mixture of ethyl acetate (50 ml) and H2O (50 ml). After separation of the phases, the aqueous phase was extracted twice with 30 ml portions of ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was filtered over silica gel with ethyl acetate. After removal of the solvent, the product was obtained in the form of a sufficiently pure oil and crystallized spontaneously.

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