Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(1-(4-fluorophenethyl)-5-chloro-1H-indol-3-yl)-N-methylethanamine

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The title compound was prepared by General Method 3. 1-(4-fluorophenethyl)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)hydrazine (500 mg) was converted into its hydrochloride salt by dissolving in ethyl acetate and treatment of dioxane-HCl. The salt was dissolved in ethanol/water (1/1; 4 mL)) and was heated to 60° C. 4,4-diethoxy-N-methylbutan-1-amine (0.35 g) was added and the temperature was raised to 70-80° C. 28% aqueous HCl (0.24 mL) was added and the heating was continued for 40 min. Additional amount of 4,4-diethoxy-N-methylbutan-1-amine (0.3 g) and % aqueous HCl (0.3 mL) was added and heating was continued for additional 3 h after which the reaction mixture was cooled and stirred at 25° C. for 12 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (eluent EtOAc/EtOH/NH3: 7/3/1) to obtain 600 mg of product.

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