Iodoethane → ethyl 7-[ethyl(2-thienylsulfonyl)amino]-4-methyl-1H-indole-2-carboxylate

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To a mixture of ethyl 7-[(2-thienylsulfonyl)amino]-4-methyl-1H-indole-2-carboxylate (2.89 g), potassium carbonate (1.2 g) and N,N-dimethylformamide (25 ml) was added dropwise a solution of ethyl iodide (0.67 ml) in N,N-dimethylformamide (2 ml) under ice-cooling. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 days. The reaction solution was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed successively with aqueous citric acid solution, water and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained yellow oil was crystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane, and the obtained crystals were washed with ethyl acetate-hexane to give the title compound (2.16 g, yield 70%) as colorless prism crystals. melting point 148-149° C.

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