Sodium borohydride → HCID 11369630, compound

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10 grams of 6-n-propyl-8β-methoxycarbonylergoline were added to a mixture of 10 g of sodium borohydride in 125 ml of methanol. The reaction mixture was refluxed for about 2 hrs; then a second 5 g batch of sodium borohydride was added. The reaction mixture was cooled after 5 hrs, diluted with water, and the precipitate was filtered to give 7.5 g of 6-n-propyl-8β-hydroxymethylergoline melting at about 166°-168° C. A solution of 15 g of 4-toluenesulfonyl chloride in 100 ml of pyridine was added slowly to a cooled solution of 7.5 g of 6-n-propyl-8β-hydroxymethylergoline in 300 ml of pyridine. The mixture was stirred for 7 hrs whereafter it was poured over iced water and the precipitate was filtered to give 9 g of 6-n-propyl-8β-toxyloxymethylergoline melting at 147°-150° C.

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