Aluminium lithium hydride → 2-Benzyloctahydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine

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To a solution of the lactam from Example 22C (0.46 g) in THF (5 mL) was added 1M LiAlH4 (4.0 mL). The mixture was heated at 50° C. for 2 h, cooled to 15° C., and quenched by cautious addition of water (0.15 mL), followed by 15% NaOH (0.15 mL), then water (0.456 mL). The mixture was stirred for 5 minutes and filtered and washed with THF (3×5 mL). The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to afford 442 mg of the title compound as a clear oil (quantitative yield). MS (Cl) m/z 217 (M+H)+; 1H NMR: δ 1.8-1.5 (m, 3H), 2.33-2.10 (m, 2H), 2.8-2.4 (m, 8H), 3.75 (s, 2H), 7.25 ppm (m, 5H).

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