Cesium carbonate → ethyl-2-{1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1H-indol-3-yl}-2-oxoacetate

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The general procedure 1 was then followed using 1-chloro-3-dimethylaminopropane (7 mmol, 0.75 g), ethyl-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2-oxoacetate (6 mmol, 1.3 g) and Cs2CO3 (6.6 mmol, 2.15 g). The purification was achieved by column chromatography (petro-lether:ethylacetate:diethylamine 6:3:1) to yield ethyl-2-{1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1H-indol-3-yl}-2-oxoacetate (3.8 mmol, 63%) as an pale yellow oil. IR {tilde over (ν)} [cm−1]=3023; 2962; 2917; 1732; 1630. EI-MS m/z (rel. int.)=302 (8.21%; M+•.). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) 8.43 (m; 1H; indole-H); 8.39 (s; 1H; indole-H); 7.33 (m; 3H; indole-H); 4.40 (q; 3J=7.1 Hz; 2H; OCH2CH3); 4.27 (t; 3J=6.8 Hz; 2H; indole-CH2CH2CH2N); 2.22 (s; 6H; N(CH3)2); 2.20 (m; 2H; indole-CH2CH2CH2N); 2.00 (quint; 3J=6.7 Hz; 2H; indole-CH2CH2CH2N); 1.42 (t; 3J=7.1 Hz; 3H OCH2CH3).

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