N-[5-(3-cyanophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl]-2-propanesulfonamide → N-{5-[3-(aminomethyl)phenyl]-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl}-2-propanesulfonamide

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Reaction Steps

A 1.0M solution of lithium aluminium hydride in tetrahydrofuran (8 ml) was cooled to 0° C. in an ice/methanol bath with stirring under argon. The solution was then treated dropwise with a solution of N-[5-(3-cyanophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl]-2-propanesulfonamide (0.67 g, 1.97 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (20 ml) over 15 mins. The cooling bath was removed and the whole mix stirred at reflux for 2 h. The reaction mix was allowed to cool to room temperature and quenched with water (0.8 ml), 10% NaOH (0.8 ml), and water again (1.2 ml). The reaction mix was dried over sodium sulphate, filtered and the filtrate evaporated under reduced pressure to give the title compound as a yellow oil (0.67 g, 100%).

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