Imidazole → 2-(4-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-2-methylbutan-2-yl)-6-fluoro-5-nitro-1H-indole

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To a solution of 3-(6-fluoro-5-nitro-1H-indol-2-yl)-3-methylbutan-1-ol (6.6 g, 25 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (80 mL) was added TBSCl (3.7 g, 25 nmol) and imidazole (4.2 g, 62 nmol) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 12 hours. The precipitate was filtered off and washed with the methanol. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate 10:1) to give the desired product as a brown solid (5.0 g, 53%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 9.80 (brs, 1 H), 8.30 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1 H), 7.05 (d, J=11.7 Hz, 1 H), 6.33 (t, J=1.2 Hz, 1 H), 3.7 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2 H), 1.91 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2 H), 1.42 (s, 6 H), 0.94 (s, 9 H), 0.12 (s, 6 H). MS (ESI) m/z (M+H+): 381.1.

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