(Trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane → HCID 22676779, compound

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To a solution of 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-{[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl}indole-2-carbaldehyde (Example 218, 200 mg, 0.49 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (5 mL) was added a 0.5 M solution of TMSCF3 in tetrahydrofuran (4.9 mL, 2.4 mmol). The resulting solution was cooled to 0° C. and a 1.0 M solution of TBAF in tetrahydrofuran (0.10 mL, 0.10 mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred for 10 min at 0° C. and then let warm to RT and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting mixture was extracted with tetrahydrofuran, adsorbed onto silica, and purified by flash chromatography on silica in 4:1 hexane:ethyl acetate (v/v) to yield 49 mg (21%) of an orange solid. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.60-7.26 (m, 6H), 7.22-7.01 (m, 6H), 5.81 (s, 2H), 3.83 (s, 3H); mass spectroscopy gave MH+=480.2 (calc'd exact mass for C25H19F3NO2=479.13).

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