Phenyl Methylcarbamate → N1-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-1-indolecarboxamide

Reaction equation

[H-].[Na+].[N+:3]([C:6]1[CH:7]=[C:8]2[C:12](=[CH:13][CH:14]=1)[NH:11][CH:10]=[CH:9]2)([O-:5])=[O:4].[CH3:15][NH:16][C:17](=O)[O:18]C1C=CC=CC=1>CN(C)C=O>[CH3:15][NH:16][C:17]([N:11]1[C:12]2[C:8](=[CH:7][C:6]([N+:3]([O-:5])=[O:4])=[CH:14][CH:13]=2)[CH:9]=[CH:10]1)=[O:18]

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Procedure

Sodium hydride (60% in oil, 228 mg, 5.7 mmol) was gradually added to a N,N-dimethylformamide (0.5 ml) solution of 5-nitroindole (0.841 g, 5.19 mmol) while stirring at room temperature; phenyl N-methylcarbamate (1.02 g, 6.74 mmol) was added thereto; and the reaction mixture was stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water; and the organic layer was washed with water and brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. This was concentrated under reduced pressure; and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate, sequentially ethyl acetate) to yield the title compound (600 mg).