(5-methoxy-1H-indol-2-yl)methanol → 5-Methoxy-1H-indole-2-carbaldehyde

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Compound 425 (100 mg, 0.56 mmol) and MnO2 (490 mg, 5.6 mmol) in EtOAc (5 mL) were heated to reflux for 24 h. The mixture was filtered over Celite, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and purified by chromatography (0% to 10% EtOAc/hexanes) to yield a pale-yellow powder (75 mg, 76%): mp 143-144° C. (lit.58 140-141° C.). TLC Rf 0.28 (20% EtOAc/hexanes). 1H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3) δ 9.81 (s, 1H), 9.05 (s, 1H), 7.36-7.34 (d, 1H, J=12 Hz), 7.20-7.19 (m, 1H), 7.12-7.11 (d, 1H, J=6 Hz), 7.09-7.07 (dd, 1H, J1=9 Hz, J2=2.5 Hz), 3.86 (s, 3H). 13C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl3) δ 181.8, 155.0, 136.3, 133.4, 127.7, 119.4, 114.15, 113.36, 102.8, 55.7. Elemental analysis calculated for C10H9NO2: C, 68.56; H, 5.18; N, 8.00. Found: C, 68.42; H, 5.34; N, 7.85.

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