Tetrahydrofuran → HCID 21949978, compound

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To a solution of 2-(1-methyl-1H-indol-7-yl)acetamide (296 mg, 1.57 mmol) and methyl 2-(5-cyano-1H-indol-3-yl)oxoacetate (356 mg, 1.56 mmol) in DMF (6.5 mL) was added a 1.0 M solution of potassium tert-butoxide in THF (4.8 mL, 4.8 mmol) dropwise over 20 min at 4° C. under N2. The resulting dark red solution was heated up to 50° C. for 6 h. The mixture was cooled to 4° C. and quenched with 1.0 N hydrochloric acid (10 mL) and poured into EtOAc (100 mL). The organic layer was separated, washed with saturated NaHCO3 (60 mL), saturated NaCl (60 mL), dried (MgSO4), and concentrated to a red solid. Filtration from a slurry in CH2Cl2 (15 mL) afforded the first batch of the title compound (58 mg, 7.4%) as a red crystalline solid, mp 220° C. dec. Tritration of the concentrated filtrate with Et2O (8.0 mL) afforded a second batch of the title compound (288 mg, 36.9%). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 8.09 (s, 1H), 7.68 (m, 1H), 7.51 (m, 1H), 7.28–7.19 (m, 2H), 7.09–6.92 (m, 2H), 6.47 (m, 2H), 3.60 (s, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z=367 [C22H14N4O2+H]+

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