Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 58306679, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a mixture of methyl 1H-indole-7-carboxylate (100 mg) and DMF (1 mL) was added potassium tert-butoxide (75 mg) at room temperature, followed by stirring for 5 minutes. To the reaction mixture was added 4-(bromomethyl)benzonitrile (131 mg), followed by stirring at room temperature for 2 hours. Water was added thereto, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and saturated brine in this order, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and then the solvent was evaporated to obtain crude methyl 1-(4-cyanobenzyl)-1H-indole-7-carboxylate (211 mg). To a mixture of crude methyl 1-(4-cyanobenzyl)-1H-indole-7-carboxylate (211 mg), THF (10 mL), and methanol (5 mL) was added a 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (2.5 mL), and the obtained mixed liquid was stirred at 60° C. overnight. After leaving to be cooled to room temperature, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and to the obtained residue was added ethyl acetate, followed by extraction with water. The aqueous layer was neutralized by adding 1 M hydrochloric acid (2.5 mL), and extracted with ethyl acetate. This organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and then the solvent was evaporated to obtain crude 1-(4-carbamoylbenzyl)-1H-indole-7-carboxylic acid (230 mg). To a mixture of crude 1-(4-carbamoylbenzyl)-1H-indole-7-carboxylic acid (229 mg), methyl (S)-4-[1-aminoethyl]benzoate hydrochloride (123 mg), and HOBt (23 mg) in DMF (3 mL) was added EDCI.HCl (150 μL), followed by stirring at room temperature for 3 hours. Water was added thereto, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate-diethyl ether. The organic layer was washed with water and saturated brine in this order, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After evaporating the solvent, to the obtained residue was added methanol. The precipitated solid was collected by filtration and dried to obtain methyl (S)-4-[1-({[1-(4-carbamoylbenzyl)-1H-indol-7-yl]carbonyl}amino)ethyl]benzoate (142 mg).

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