Benzenesulfonyl chloride, 3,4-dichloro- → methyl N-(3,4-dichlorophenylsulphonyl)-5-benzyloxyindole-2-carboxylate

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Sodium Hydride (60% dispersion, 444 mg) was added to a stirred solution of methyl 5-benzyloxyindole-2-carboxylate (2.08 g) in DMF (50 ml) at room temperature. After 1 hour, 3,4-dichlorobenzenesulphonyl chloride (2.72 g) was added. Stirring was continued for 2 hours after which the reaction mixture was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate. Combined organic extracts were dried and concentrated in vacuo and the residue purified by column chromatography using isohexane-20% ethyl acetate as eluent to give the desired product as a white solid (2.02 g, 56%). NMR: δ3.85 (s, 3H), 5.1 (s, 2H), 7.2 (m, 1H), 7.4 (m, 7H), 7.9 (s, 2H), 8.0 (d, 1H), 8.2 (s, 1H); m/z 489.8 (MH+).

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