Triethylamine → Ethyl 4-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2,8-dimethylpyrido[4,3-b]indol-5-yl)butanoate

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Preparation of the title compound was carried out according to General Method 1 by using p-Tolylhydrazine hydrochloride (600 mg, 3.7 mmol), ethyl-4-chlorobutyrate (0.54 ml, 3.7 mmol), triethylamine (1.5 ml, 11.3 mmol) and N-methyl-4-piperidone hydrochloride (0.563 g, 3.7 mmol) in ethanol (10 ml) to obtain 130 mg of ethyl 4-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2,8-dimethylpyrido[4,3-b]indol-5-yl)butanoate after purification on silica gel (230-400 mesh) chromatography eluting with methanol-dichloromethane gradient. The free base was converted into its oxalate salt by treatment of oxalic acid (1 equiv) in anhydrous THF.

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