Chlorosulfonyl isocyanate → 4-Bromo-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile

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To a 0° C. solution of 4-bromoindole (5 g, 25.5 mmol) in acetonitrile (50 ml) was added dropwise chlorsulfonylisocyanate (2.37 ml, 27.3 mmol) over a 5 minute period. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 2 hours, and TEA (3.77 ml, 27.0) was added dropwise over a 10 minute period. The reaction mixture was allowed reach room temperature overnight, poured into ice/water mixture (200 ml), and the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic extracts were dried over Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated, and purified by flash chromatography to afford 4-bromo-1H-indole-3-carbonitrile LVII as an off-white solid (4.9 g, 87% yield).

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