1-Bromooctane → HCID 21906868, compound

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N-Octyl-5-benzyloxyindole was prepared by general method A. 5-Benzyloxyindole (500 mg, 2.24 mmol) was dissolved in THF (20 mL) and treated with 1M KOtBu in THF (3.81 mL, 3.8 mmol). After stirring for 3 hours, 1-bromooctane (0.39 mL, 2.24 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 24 hrs. Standard aqueous workup and purification by silica gel chromatography, eluting with 3:1 hexane/ethyl acetate, provided N-octyl-5-benzyloxyindole. 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.68 (m, 7H), 7.35 (m, 2H), 6.78 (d, J=2.9 Hz, 1H), 5.40 (s, 2H), 4.23 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.05 (broad t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 1.62 (broad s, 10H), 1.31 (t, J=6.2 Hz, 3H)

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