Sodium sulfate decahydrate → (5-Amino-1-methyl-1H-indol-2-yl)methanol

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A solution of ethyl 5-amino-1-methyl-1H-indole-2-carboxylate (9.21 g) in THF (55 mL) was added dropwise to a solution of lithium aluminum hydride (2.08 g) in THF (110 mL) at 5° C., and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4.5 hr. To the reaction mixture was added sodium sulfate decahydrate (20.4 g), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. The insoluble material was filtered off and washed with THF. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to dryness to give the title compound (8.50 g, yield 100%) as a yellow solid.

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