Sodium hydride → HCID 19102593, compound

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To a solution of 6-formyl indole (Example 29a) (0.63 g, 4.3 mmol) in dry DMF (20 ml) was added sodium hydride (60% dispersion in oil) (0.22 g, 5.5 mmol) portionwise over 5 minutes with stirring. The reaction mixture was stirred for a further 20 minutes, then solid 3-[2(E)-(7-chloroquinolin-2-yl)ethenyl]benzyl chloride (Example 14b) (1.7 g, 5.4 mmol) was added portionwise over 5 minutes, and the reaction mixture left to stir for 18 hours. The reaction was quenched with water, extracted into ethyl acetate, the combined organic extracts washed with water, then brine, dried, filtered and evaporated in vacuo. The crude solid was purified by flash chromatography on silica, eluting with 30% diethyl ether in hexane to give a pale yellow solid.

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