HCID 15549621, compound → HCID 15872237, compound

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A solution of N-phenylsulfonyl-5-nitroindole-2-yl 2-[1-(phenylmethyl)-4-piperidinyl]ethyl ketone (160 mg, 0.32 mmol) in 3 ml of methanol and 2 ml of 2 N NaOH was heated at reflux for 2 hours. The mixture was concentrated to dryness and the residue was diluted with brine and extracted with chloroform. The organic layer was dried and concentrated to dryness to give 144 mg of a brown solid which was purified through silica gel column chromatography to give 31 mg of the title compound as a brown solid.

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