Potassium Iodide → methyl 2-{2-[4-(1H-indol-3-yl)-piperidin-1-yl]-ethoxy}-benzoate

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10 g (0.05 mol) of 4-(3-indolyl)-piperidine, 16.1 g (0.075 mol) of 2-(2-chloro-ethoxy)-benzoic acid methyl ester both prepared in Example 1 (parts A and B), 31.1 g (0.225 mol) of potassium carbonate and 1.33 g (0.008 mol) of potassium iodide were suspended in 90 ml of methyl isobutyl ketone. This mixture was refluxed for 24 h. Once the reaction was completed, the inorganic salts were filtered and the liquid phase evaporated to dryness. The remaining material was redissolved in dichloromethane and water and worked-up as usual. The crude mixture was purified by flash-chromatography over silica gel affording 9.58 g (51% of yield) of methyl 2-{2-[4-(1H-indol-3-yl)-piperidin-1-yl]-ethoxy}-benzoate.

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