Sodium hydride → HCID 13362111, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 5.9 g of p-mercaptobenzoic acid ethyl ester (prepared according to the procedure found in J. Chem. Soc., 1963, 1947-1954) in 30 ml of dimethylformamide is added dropwise to a slurry of 1.55 g of 50% sodium hydride (dispersion in mineral oil in 30 ml of dimethylformamide. This mixture is stirred at room temperature for 0.5 hour under nitrogen atmosphere. This solution is added dropwise to a solution of 9.78 g of 1-(2-methylsulfonyloxyethyl)-2-(3-pyridyl)-3-methylindole in 60 ml of dimethylformamide at -10°. This mixture is stirred at room temperature overnight and poured into 1 liter of ice-water. This is extracted several times with ether (ca 1 liter total). The ether extract is washed with water (3×200 ml), dried over MgSO4 and evaporated in vacuo yielding 1-[2-(4-ethoxycarbonylphenylthio)ethyl]-2-(3-pyridyl)-3-methylindole as an oil; NMR (CDCl3) confirms the structure.

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