Aluminium lithium hydride → HCID 23039037, compound

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To a suspension of 1 g of lithium aluminium hydride in 15 milliliters of anhydrous ether was added a solution of 5 g of the residue of 6-methoxy-N-propyl-N-(2-phenylethyl)-1-indanamide in 15 milliliters of anhydrous ether at a rate which maintained gentle reflux of the reaction mixture. Reflux and stirring were continued for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was then stirred overnight without heating. Destruction of the excess lithium aluminium hydride was completed by cautious dropwise addition of 1 milliliter of water followed by dropwise addition of 1 milliliter of 14% sodium hydroxide solution and subsequent addition of 5 milliliters of water. Stirring was continued for 30 minutes. Filtration yielded a clear ether solution which was dried (MgSO4) and evaporated, yielding 4 grams of an oil, which was used directly in the next step without further purification.

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