Water → HCID 10107997, compound

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Reaction Steps

1H-Indole-4-carbaldehyde (24.8 g, 0.17 mol) was dissolved in dry DMF (500 ml), cooled in ice-bath and NaH (7.5 g (60% suspension in oil), 0.19 mol, 1.1 eq.) was added. After stirring for a few minutes, the cold bath was removed and the r×n mixture was stirred at room temperature for 40 min. under Ar. The insoluble NaH clumps were brought in solution by means of sonication for a few minutes. The mixture was cooled in ice-bath and benzenesulfonyl chloride (23.9 ml, 0.188 mol, 1.1 e.q.) was added dropwise over 3 min. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, then poured slowly into a mixture of water (1 L) and EtOAc (200 ml). The aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc (5×100 ml), the organic phase was washed with brine (200 ml), dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated. The residue was purified on silica flash column using petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) giving the product as a colorless crystalline solid. Yield: 45.5 g. MS m/z 286 [M+H]+.

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