To a solution of trifluoro-methanesulfonic acid 3-(2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-2-methyl-propyl)-1H-indol-7-yl ester (437 mg, 1.00 mmol) in dimethylformamide (6 mL) is added triethylamine (0.18 mL, 1.30 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)-palladium (46 mg, 0.0401 mmol) and 2-thiopheneboronic acid (167 mg, 1.30 mmol). The mixture is refluxed for 22 hours, then cooled and diluted with brine and ethyl acetate. The organic phase is washed 7 times with brine. The organics are dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and then evaporated in vacuo. The residue is purified using silica gel chromatography (hexane/20%.ethyl acetate, hexane gradient elution) to give 116 mg of [1,1-Dimethyl-2-(7-thiophen-2-yl-1H-indol-3-yl)-ethyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (31%). FDMS m/e=371 (M++1).
