tert-Butyl 7-bromo-3,4-dihydro-1H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole-2(5H)-carboxylate (300 mg, 0.85 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (3 mL), and NaH (60% weight dispersion in mineral oil, 40 mg, 1.02 mmol) and TIPSCl (164 mg, 1.02 mmol) were added. After stirring for 1 h, the mixture was poured into water and extracted with EtOAc. Concentration of the organic extracts and purification of the residue by flash column chromatography (silica gel, EtOAc/hexanes) provided the title compound (262 mg, 61%) as a clear oil: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.70 (s, 1H), 7.25 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (dd, J=8.2, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 4.59 (s, 2H), 3.76-3.71 (br m, 2H), 2.96-2.90 (br m, 2H), 1.81-1.71 (m, 3H), 1.51 (s, 9H), 1.15 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 18H).
