Toluene → 5-{4-[2-(azetidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl]phenyl}-6-chloro-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde

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To a degassed mixture of 1-(azetidin-1-yl)-2-[4-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinan-2-yl)phenyl]ethanone (0.78 g, 2.7 mmol), 5-bromo-6-chloro-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde (700 mg, 2.7 mmol) and 2 M aqueous K2CO3 (5.4 mL, 10.8 mmol) in a solvent mixture of toluene and EtOH (v/v=3/1, 14 mL) was added [1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II) (197.6 mg, 0.27 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred under microwave irradiation at 120° C. for 30 min. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture was partitioned between water and EtOAc (50 mL/50 mL). The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column (first EtOAc in Petroleum 25%, then MeOH in DCM 10%) to give 5-{4-[2-(azetidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl]phenyl}-6-chloro-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde (0.4 g, 42%) as a brown solid.

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