Dichloromethane → HCID 53309209, compound

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A stirred solution of 1,1-dimethylethyl (2Z)-3-amino-2-butenoate (47.6 g, 0.3 mol) in EtOH (100 mL) was treated dropwise at ambient temperature with a 1.2 M solution of 2-(trifluoromethyl)-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione in CH2Cl2 (300 mL, 0.35 mol) (internal temperature rose to +35° C. during the addition). The reaction was stirred 1 h and concentrated at reduced pressure. Stirring the resulting material with CHCl3 at ice-bath temperature afforded 1,1-dimethylethyl 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-indole-3-carboxylate as an off-white solid which was collected by filtration (62 g, 66% yield): 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 11.55 (s, 1H), 9.68 (bs, 1H), 7.33 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.76 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 2.37 (s, 3H), 1.45 (s, 9H).

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