Ethyl chloroformate → HCID 86734119, compound

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The 1-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)-6,7-dihydro-2-methylindolo[1,7-ab][1]benzazepine obtained according to part A of this Example could be reduced using sodium/ammonia and demethylated using ethyl chloroformate/alkali in either sequence to yield the trans-1,2,6,7-tetrahydro-2-methyl-1-(2-methylaminoethyl)-indolo[1,7-ab][1]benzazepine [boiling point 144°-152° C/10-4 to 10-5 mm Hg] in the same manner as described in part B of Example 2. The hydrochloride melted at 198°-200° C.

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