4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → HCID 13645493, compound

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Following a procedure similar to that described above in Preparation 4A, 40 g. (0.015 mole) of 2-methyl-3-(4-methoxybenzoyl)indole in 320 ml. of THF was reacted with 61 ml. of a 2.6 M solution of butyl lithium in hexane and 45.8 ml. of ethylene oxide to give 33.6 g. (72%) of 2-methyl-3-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-indole. Reaction of 17 g. (0.06 mole) of the latter with 72 g. (0.06 mole) of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride in 250 ml. of pyridine afforded 2-methyl-3-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-1-(2-p-toluenesulfonyloxyethyl)-1H-indole as an oil.

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