Trifluoroacetic acid → [3-(5-benzenesulfonyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-ylmethyl)-5-fluoro-2-methylindol-1-yl]acetic acid methyl ester

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A mixture of triethylsilane (0.17 g), trifluoroacetic acid (0.10 g) and 1,2-dichloroethane (5.0 mL) at −5° C. was treated dropwise with a mixture of (5-fluoro-2-methylindol-1-yl)acetic acid methyl ester (0.022 g), 5-benzenesulfonyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazole-4-carbaldehyde (0.030 g) and 1,2-dichloroethane (3.0 mL), and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight and then at 45° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was diluted with dichloromethane, washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and dried using a phase separation cartridge. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with a mixture of ethyl acetate and dichloromethane (0:1 to 2:5 by volume) to afford the title compound as a yellow oil (0.027 g).

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