1-(Benzyloxy)-3-bromobenzene → 2-Methyl-1-(3-phenylmethoxyphenyl)-6-(trifluoromethoxy)indole

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EN04773-54, _Buchwald coupling, toluene and bromide_ The indole from 4773-41, 1-(benzyloxy)-3-bromobenzene,Pd2(dba)3 (5mol%), JohnPhos (10mol%) and KOtBu (1.4eq) were dissolved in toluene. The mixture was warmed at 80 °C for 40 hours.* The reaction was carefully monitored and analysis data from 2h, 4, 16 and 40 h are attached. According to LCMS there were ca 75% conversion to the product. The mixture was washed with water, concentrtaed and purified by silica column (Hep/EtOAc 6:1). The collected fractions contained product (6 g, 62.5% yield) but had some impurity (see TLC and NMR). Nevertheless Friedel crafts acylation was performed without further purifications. See e.g. 4773-56. ### *JohnPhos, pd2(dba)3 and sodium tertbutoxide had been dissolved in toluene and was portionwise added to the reaction mixture during the first 16h.

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