Acetic Acid → 1-(2-Trimethylsilanylethanesulfonyl)-indole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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To a solution of 1H-indole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester (3.6 g, 20.6 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (180 mL) at 0° C., was added sodium hydride (0.65 g, 21.9 mmol). After 10 min., 2-trimethylsilanylethanesulfonyl chloride (4.4 g, 21.9 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. After 3 h, acetic acid (1.6 mL, 26.8 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was concentrated. The crude product was chromatographed (Biotage 40M column, 2.5% ethyl acetate-hexanes) to afford 1-(2-trimethylsilanylethanesulfonyl)-indole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester (5.43 g) as a white solid.

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