Sodium hydride → 4-(1-Benzyl-3-carbamoylmethyl-2-methyl-1H-indol-6-yloxy)-butyric acid ethyl ester

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A solution of 294 mg (1 mmol) of 6-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-(phenylmethyl)-1H-indole-3-acetamide was treated with 40 mg (1 mmol) of 60% NaH/mineral oil and after 1 hours, 0.15 mL (1 mmol) of ethyl 4-bromobutyrate was added. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours, diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc. The EtOAc solution was washed with NaCl solution, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated at reduced pressure. The residue was chromatographed on silica eluting with EtOAc to give (after crystallizing from CH2Cl2 /MeOH/hexane, 228 mg (76% yield) of 4-[[3-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-2-methyl-1-(phenylmethyl)-1H-indol-6-yl]oxy]butanoic acid ethyl ester, mp, 126°-133° C.

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