Allyl Alcohol → HCID 86701439, compound

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Reaction Steps

7-Methyl-1H-indol-5-ol (5.2 g, 35.3 mmol) was dissolved in toluene (221 mL) and prop-2-en-1-ol (2.42 mL, 35.3 mmol) was added followed by cyanomethylenetributylphosphorane (21.32 g, 88 mmol). The reaction was heated at 100° C. After 1 hour the reaction was cooled to room temperature, concentrated and purified by silica gel flash chromatography (0:100 EtOAc:heptanes) to provide the title compound. MS (ESI+) m/z 188.15 (M+H).

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