Water → HCID 43152087, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 5-nitroindole (3.24 g, 20 mmol), methyl bromoacetate (3.36 g, 22 mmol), cesium carbonate (32.58 g, 100 mmol) in 150 mL of DMF was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. The reaction mixture was poured into water and the solid was collected and dried to give methyl (5-nitro-1H-indol-1-yl)acetate as a pale yellow solid: MS (ESI) m/z 235.

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