Formaldehyde → HCID 66933773, compound

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To a suspension of 3-amino-6-(benzyloxy)-9H-carbazole 3 (90 mg, 0.31 mmol) and paraformaldehyde (47 mg, 1.57 mmol) in MeOH (20 mL) was added a solution of NaOMe in MeOH (0.32 mL, 1.56 mmol). The resulting mixture was heated at 80° C. for 1 h, then NaBH4 (59 mg, 1.55 mmol) was added. The resulting mixture was heated at 80° C. for 2 hrs, and then cooled to room temperature. To this solution was added NaOH (1 N, 30 mL). The mixture was then extracted with CH2Cl2 (3×20 mL). The combined organic layers were dried (MgSO4), filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give a brown solid (93 mg, 100%). It was used directly in the next step without any further purification. 1H NMR (acetone-d6, 400 MHz) δ: 9.68 (br s, 1H), 7.67 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.20-7.42 (m, 6H), 7.03 (dd, J=8.8, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.79 (dd, J=8.4, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 5.17 (s, 2H), 2.85 (s, 3H). MS: m/z=303 (M+H+)+.

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