Sodium Hydroxide → Lurosetron

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A solution of 6-fluoro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2-[[1-(methoxyethyl)-5-methyl -1H-imidazol-4-yl]methyl]-5-methyl-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indol-1-one and 6-fluoro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2-[[1-(methoxymethyl)-4-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl]methyl]-5-methyl-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indol-1-one (32 mg) in 47% aqueous hydrobromic acid (4 ml) was heated on a steam bath for ca. 2 h. After cooling, the reaction mixture was added to 2N sodium hydroxide (50 ml) and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 ml). The combined, dried organic extracts were adsorbed onto silica and purified by FCC eluting with System A (100:8:1) to give the title compound (6.5 mg), m.p. 229°-232°.

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