Phenethyl bromide → HCID 57876160, compound

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Preparation of the title compound was carried out according to General Method 8. p-Tolylhydrazine hydrochloride (500 mg, 3.1 mmol), 2-phenyl ethyl bromide (0.43 ml, 3.1 mmol), triethyl amine (0.43 ml, 3.1 mmol) and N-cyclopropyl-4-piperidone hydrochloride (650 mg, 4.72 mmol) were combined in ethanol (3 ml) to obtain 62 mg of 2-cyclopropyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-8-methyl-5-phenethyl-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole after purification on neutral alumina using ethyl acetate-hexane gradient. The free base was converted into its oxalate salt by treatment of oxalic acid (1 equiv) in anhydrous THF.

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