Toluene → 6-[4-(Trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]-1H-indole

Participants

Reaction Steps

The mixture of 6-bromo-1H-indole (1.22 g, 6.22 mmol), 4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl boronic acid (1.41 g, 6.84 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (0.213 g, 0.184 mmol) and sodium carbonate (2.64 g, 24.9 mmoles) in water (12.5 mL), ethanol (4 mL), and toluene (25 mL) was heated at reflux for 1.5 hours then cooled to room temperature. The mixture was then evaporated to dryness and the residue was partitioned in methylene chloride and water. The organic phase was washed with water, brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography using 10-30% chloroform in hexane as an eluant. The title compound was obtained as a white solid (0.874 g, 51%), mp: 165-166° C. 1HNMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 11.25 (s, 1H), 7.8 (d, 2H, J=7.0 Hz), 7.65 (d, 2H, J=7.0 Hz), 7.4-7.5 (m, 3H), 7.3 (d, 1H, J=8.8 Hz), and 6.45 ppm (s, 1H).

Provenance & Evidence