Triethylamine → ethyl 1H-indol-5-ylcarbamate

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To a stirred solution of 1H-indol-5-amine (11 g, 83.2 mmol) and triethyl amine (25.22 g, 250 mmol) in dichloromethane (110 mL) at −10° C., ethyl-chloro-formate (13.5 g 124.8 mmol) was added dropwise and stirred at 0° C. for 2-3 h. The reaction was quenched with water and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated in vacuo and the resultant residue was purified by flash column chromatography to give ethyl-1H-indol-5-ylcarbamate (5.980 g, 35.2%); MS: 205 (M+1).

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