Chlorotrimethylsilane → HCID 58843127, compound

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The 5-bromoindole-3-propionic acid 87 (4.0 g, 14.91 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (MeOH, 100 mL) and Trimethylsilyl chloride (TMSCl, 33.0 mL, 32.8 mmol, 1.0 M in CH2Cl2) was added dropwise The mixture was stirred for 24 hours, followed by refluxing for 1 hour. The reaction was allowed to cool to room temperature and the solvent was evaporated to ester as a white solid, (M+1=284).

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