Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(4-Chloro-2-methylphenyl)-3-{7-[(ethylsulfanyl)methyl]-1H-indol-3-yl}propan-1-ol

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A solution of 2.23 g (5.49 mmol) of the compound from Example 41A in 20 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise to 5.7 ml (5.7 mmol) of a 1N solution of lithium aluminum hydride in tetrahydrofuran in 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran at RT under argon. The mixture was stirred at RT for 15 min and then 1N hydrochloric acid was added. The mixture was extracted with dichloromethane, and the organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The crude product was purified by preparative HPLC (RP18 column; mobile phase: acetonitrile/water gradient with addition of 0.1% formic acid) to result in 458 mg (76% of theory) of the title compound.

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