Water → HCID 59129406, compound

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To a solution of 3-[1-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-5-nitro-1H-indol-2-yl]-3-methyl-butyric acid ethyl ester (700 mg, 2.1 mmol) in THF (25 mL) was added DIBAL-H (1.0 M, 4.2 mL, 4.2 mmol) at −78° C. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. Water (2 mL) was added and the resulting mixture was extracted with EtOAc (15 mL×3). The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated under vacuum. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel (15% ethyl acetate/petroleum) to afford 3-[1-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-5-nitro-1H-indol-2-yl]-3-methyl-butan-1-ol (300 mg, 49%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, d-DMSO) δ 8.42 (d, J=1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.95 (dd, J=1.2, 8.7 Hz, 1H), 6.36 (d, J=9.3 Hz, 1H), 6.50 (s, 1H), 5.25 (br s, 1H), 4.46-4.42 (m, 4H), 3.69-3.66 (m, 2H), 3.24-3.21 (m, 2H), 1.42 (s, 6H).

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