2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol → 5-(5-Cyanopyrid-3-yl)-3-(N-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)-1H-indole

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A mixture of 5-bromo-3-(N-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl)-1H-indole (0.500 g, 1.79 mmol), 5-cyano-3-trimethylstannylpyridine (0.525 g, 1.97 mmol, 1.1 eq), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) chloride (0.628 g, 0.90 mmol, 0.5 eq), triethylamine (1.19 mL, 8.59 mmol, 4.8 eq, lithium chloride (0.235 g, 5.55 mmol, 3.1 eq), and 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (40 mg) in anhydrous acetontrile (5 mL) was heated at reflux under nitrogen for 20 hours. The resulting reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was column chromatographed using silica gel (approx 50 g) and elution with 9:1:0.1 [methylene chloride/methanol/ammonium hydroxide] to afford the title compound (0.060 g, 0.20 mmol, 11%) as a clear, pale brown oil: LRMS (m/z, relative intensity) 302 (M+, 29), 245 (8), 57 (100); HRMS calculated for C19H18N4 302.1528, found 302.1533.

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