3,4-Dichlorobenzyl chloride → Methyl N-(3,4-dichlorobenzyl)-2-methoxycarbonyl-3-indoleacetate

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3,4-Dichlorobenzyl chloride (8.2 g) was added to a stirred solution of methyl 2-methoxycarbonyl-3-indoleacetate (6.5 g) and potassium carbonate (8.36 g) in acetonitrile (200 ml) under an atmosphere of argon. The reaction was heated to 80° C. for 24 hours. The reaction was concentrated in vacuo and partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. Combined organic extracts were washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography using 25% ethyl acetate:iso-hexane as eluent to give the product as a white solid (6.95 g, 65%), NMR d (CD3SOCD3) 3.60 (s, 3H), 3.77 (s, 3H), 4.13 (s, 2H), 5.89 (s, 2H), 6.89 (dd, 1H), 7.16 (t, 1H), 7.27 (d, 1H), 7.34 (t, 1H), 7.52 (d, 1H), 7.57 (d, 1H), 7.78 (d, 1H); M/z (+) 406 (MH+).

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