Sodium p-toluenesulfinate → 1H-Indole, 1-ethyl-2-methyl-

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Following a procedure similar to that described in Example 4A but employing 6.5 g. of 81.9% sodium p-toluenesulfinate, 6.3 g. of 95% 4-(benzylethylamino)benzaldehyde and 3.8 g. of 86.1% 1-ethyl-2-methyl-1H-indole, there was obtained 15.3 g. of 3-{[4-(benzylethylamino)phenyl](4-methylphenylsulfonyl)methyl}-1-ethyl-2-methyl-1H-indole as a gray tar-like product.

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