Methanol → 7-Fluoro-3-(5-pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl-thiophen-2-yl)-indole

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1-benzenesulfonyl-7-fluoro-3-(5-pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl-thiophen-2-yl)-indole (0.20 g, 0.46 mmol) and potassium carbonate (0.25 g, 1.82 mmol) were treated with a mixture of methanol and water (3:1 v/v; 4 ml) and subjected to microwave irradiation at 100° C. for 600 s. The resulting suspension was then concentrated under reduced pressure and partitioned between dichloromethane (10 ml) and water (10 ml). The organic phase was separated and the aqueous phase washed with dichloromethane (10 ml). The combined organic layers were dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography eluting with 0-10% (v/v) methanol in dichloromethane to afford 7-fluoro-3-(5-pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl-thiophen-2-yl)-indole as a colourless solid (0.10 g, 0.35 mmol).

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