Dimethylformamide → ethyl 5-(2-methoxyethoxy)-7-[methyl(2-thienylsulfonyl)amino]-1H-indole-2-carboxylate

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A mixture of ethyl 5-(2-methoxyethoxy)-7-[(2-thienylsulfonyl)amino]-1H-indole-2-carboxylate (1.50 g), potassium carbonate (480 mg) and N,N-dimethylformamide (20 mL) was stirred at 0° C. for 30 min. Methyl iodide (550 mg) was added at 0° C. to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 hr. Water was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated. The obtained residue was subjected to basic silica gel column chromatography, and eluted with ethyl acetate-hexane (4:1-2:1) to give the title compound (1.30 g, yield 85%) as a colorless oil.

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