Triphenylphosphine → [2-(1H-indol-4-yloxy)ethyl]-methylcarbamic acid tert-butyl ester

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In 50 mL of tetrahydrofuran, 200 mg (1.51 mmol) of 1H-indole-4-ol and 527 mg (3.00 mmol) of 2-hydroxyethyl-methylcarbamic acid tert-butyl ester were dissolved, and 1.51 mL (3.00 mmol) of a diethyl azodicarboxylate 40% toluene solution and 788 mg (3.00 mmol) of triphenylphosphine were added thereto and the mixture solution was stirred at room temperature for 14 hours. The reaction solution was concentrated, and then partitioned between ethyl acetate and a saturated ammonium chloride aqueous solution. The organic layer was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution, dried and concentrated, and the obtained residue was purified by a silica gel column (50 g, n-hexane:ethyl acetate=2:1) to obtain 433 mg (99%) of [2-(1H-indol-4-yloxy)ethyl]-methyl-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester as a viscous oily substance.

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