Benzaldehyde → HCID 68280030, compound

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To a solution of methyl 4-((1H-indol-1-yl)methyl)benzoate 1 (0.250 g, 0.94 mmol) and benzaldehyde (96 μL, 0.94 mmol) in DCM (10 mL) at 0° C. was added SiEt3H (0.45 mL, 2.83 mmol) followed by trifluoroacetic acid (0.14 mL, 1.88 mmol). The reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h. The reaction was then adjusted to pH 10 with 2 N NaOH and the organic products were extracted with DCM (3×15 mL). The combined organic fractions were washed with brine (15 mL), dried with Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The title compound was isolated using automated column chromatography method 1 (0.262 g, 78%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.97 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.56 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.32-7.27 (m, 4H), 7.23-7.10 (m, 6H), 6.87 (s, 1H), 5.33 (s, 2H), 4.15 (s, 2H), 3.91 (s, 3H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ 166.8, 143.0, 141.2, 136.8, 130.1, 129.5, 128.7, 128.4, 128.3, 126.6, 126.5, 126.0, 122.1, 119.5, 119.3, 115.4, 109.6, 52.2, 49.7, 31.6.

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