Acetic Acid → N-(3,4-Difluorobenzyl)-2-((dimethylamino)methyl)-6-methoxy-1-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-indole-3-carboxamide

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General Procedure P. To a solution of N-(3,4-difluorobenzyl)-2-formyl-6-methoxy-1-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-indole-3-carboxamide (Compound 94, 70 mg, 0.16 mmol) in ClCH2CH2Cl (10 ml) at room temperature was added dimethylamine (2 M in THF, 0.24 ml, 0.48 mmol), HOAc (14 μl, 0.24 mmol), and NaBH(OAc)3 (102 mg, 0.48 mmol). The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 16 h, diluted with EtOAc, washed with aqueous Na2CO3 and brine, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc, then 9:1 EtOAc-Et3N, then 7:2:1 CH2Cl2-MeOH-Et3N) to yield the title compound as an off-white solid.

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