Water → HCID 66818770, compound

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Tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate (41.0 mg, 0.121 mmol) and sodium hydroxide (210 mg, 5.25 mmol) were added to a solution of 4-bromo-1H-indole (0.30 ml, 2.39 mmol) in acetonitrile (0.80 mL), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 minutes. Subsequently, 2-chloroethylamine hydrochloride (334 mg, 2.88 mmol) was added and the mixture was heated with stirring at 100° C. for seven hours. After cooling, water was added to the reaction mixture, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was sequentially washed with water and saturated brine and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane-methanol) to give 2-(4-bromo-indol-1-yl)-ethylamine (222 mg, 39%).

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