Hydrochloric Acid → 2H-Isoindole-1-carboxylic acid, 5-chloro-2-(2-(diethylamino)ethyl)-3-phenyl-, ethyl ester, monohydrochloride

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A solution of 0.82 g. of 5-chloro-2-[(diethylcarbamoyl)methyl]-3-phenylisoindole-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester in 5 ml. of tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise under argon at room temperature to 3 ml. of a 1-M solution of borane in tetrahydrofuran. Subsequently, the mixture is boiled at reflux for 4 hours and then treated at 15°-20° C. with 0.8 ml. of 6-N hydrochloric acid. Then, the tetrahydrofuran is removed by distillation at atmospheric pressure. The residue is partitioned between 3 ml. of water and 5 ml. of ether. After cooling in an ice-bath, the crystallized hydrochloride is isolated and purified in a manner analogous to that described in Example 1, and there is obtained 5-chloro-2-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-3-phenylisoindole-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride; melting point 248°-250° C. (decomposition).

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