Water → 3-(2-Methylindol-4-yl)acrylic Acid Methyl Ester

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To a solution 2-methyl-4-trifluoromethylsulfoxyindole (3.2 g; prepared in Reference Example 2) in N,N-dimethylformamide (50 ml) was added acrylic acid methyl ester (2.24 ml), diisopropylethylamine (5.9 ml) and dichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) (238 mg), and the mixture was stirred at 95° C. for 2 days. To the reaction mixture was added water and ethyl acetate, then separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was washed with water and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, successively, dried and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (hexane-ethyl acetate) to give the title compound (950 mg) having the following physical data.

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