(4aS,9bR)-8-bromo-6-cyano-5-methyl-1,3,4,4a,5,9b-hexahydro-pyrido[4,3-b]indole-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester → (4aS,9bR)-5-methyl-8-phenethyl-2,3,4,4a,5,9b-hexahydro-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole-6-carbonitrile

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Following the general procedure for Examples 127–146, the title compound was prepared (8 mg, 25%) as a light yellow oil using (4aS,9bR)-8-bromo-6-cyano-5-methyl-1,3,4,4a,5,9b-hexahydro-pyrido[4,3-b]indole-2-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (Example 158, 40 mg, 0.10 mmol), phenethylzinc bromide (0.5 M in THF, 2.5 mole equivalent) and Pd(PPh3)4 (0.06 mole equivalent).: MS (ESI): 318 (base, M+H).

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