1-Methyl-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde → 2-chloro-1-methyl-2-(methylaminomethyl)-1H-indole

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According to the procedure of Preparation 12, except substituting 2-chloro-1-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxaldehyde (3.0 g, 15.5 mmole) for the 1-methylindole-3-carboxaldehyde, the title compound (2.91 g, 90%) was prepared as an oil: 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.60 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.22 (m, 2H), 7.13 (m, 1H), 3.92 (s, 2H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 2.44 (s, 3H).

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