N-bromobutanimide → Ethyl 3-bromo-5-({[(1,1-dimethylethyl)oxy]carbonyl}amino)-1H-indole-2-carboxylate

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N-Bromosuccinimide (0.095 g, 0.536 mmol) was added to a solution of ethyl 5-({[(1,1-dimethylethyl)oxy]carbonyl}amino)-1H-indole-2-carboxylate (0.163 g, 0.536 mmol) in dichloromethane (5 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent was evaporated. The residue was taken up in ethyl acetate and washed with water. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to give the title compound (0.186 g, 48%) as an off-white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, chloroform-d) δ ppm 8.97 (br. s., 1H), 7.70 (s, 1H), 7.28-7.39 (m, 2H), 6.54 (br. s., 1H), 4.33-4.54 (m, 2H), 1.54 (s, 9H), 1.39-1.48 (m, 3H). ES MS: m/z 381, 383.

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