Water → HCID 178519269, compound

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Reaction Steps

Boron tribromide 1.0 M solution in methylene chloride (3.9 ml) is added dropwise to a stirred solution of 3-(1H-imidazol-4-ylmethyl)-6-methoxyindan-5-carbaldehyde (318 mg) in methylene chloride (15 ml) at −70° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. After the addition the mixture is allowed to warm to room temperature and is stirred for 3 hours. The mixture is then poured into cold water and is made basic with ammonium hydroxide solution. Work-up of the mixture gives the crude product which is purified by flash chromatography and recrystallized from ethyl acetate.

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