Methyl iodide → HCID 13401551, compound

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To a stirred solution of ethyl 4-nitroindole-2-carboxylate (1.57 g, 6.70 mmol) in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen was added sodium hydride (60% in oil, 0.375 g, 9.4 mmol, 1.4 equivalents), and the resulting effervescing mixture was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 30 minutes. Then, methyl iodide (1.71 g, 12.0 mmol, 1.8 equivalents) was added dropwise, and the resulting reaction solution was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 48 hours. A saturated solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate was then added, and the resulting aqueous mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×30 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried (sodium sulfate), and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed using silica gel (approximately 50 g) and elution with 20% ethyl acetate in hexanes to afford the title compound (0.35 g, 1.41 mmol, 21%) as a yellow solid: Rf=0.30 in 20% ethyl acetate in hexanes; 1H NMR (acetone-d6) δ8.18 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 8.08 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.57 (t, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 4.43 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 4.21 (s, 3H), 1.42 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

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