Sodium Cyanide → 1-[1-(4-Fluorophenethyl)piperdin-4-yl]-6-cyanomethylindoline

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Dimethyl sulfoxide (500 ml) and sodium cyanide (9.8 g) were added to 1-[1-(4-fluorophenethyl)piperidin-4-yl]-6-chloromethylindoline (about 70 g) and the resultant mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 2 hr. Next, ice water (500 ml) was added to the reaction solution followed by vigorously stirring. The resulting crystals were collected by filtration, washed with water and air-dried at 80° C. to give the title compound (67 g) as a pale yellow powder (yield: 93%).

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