N-but-2-enyl-2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(2-iodo-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-acetamide → 3-ethyl-5-trifluoromethyl-1H-indole

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A solution of N-but-2-enyl-2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(2-iodo-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-acetamide (12.7 g, 29 mmol) in DMF (60 mL) is treated with n-Bu4NCl (8.8 g, 32 mmol), Pd(OAc)2 (131 mg, 0.58 mmol), and stirred at 100° C. for 2 h. The mixture is cooled to rt, diluted with EtOAc (150 mL), filtered through a pad of silica gel, and washed with 1 M HCl (150 mL). The organic layer is separated, dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue is purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 10%-30% EtOAc in heptane to afford 3-ethyl-5-trifluoromethyl-1H-indole (2.6 g, 42%). MS: 214 (M+H); 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 8.08 (s, NH, 1H), 7.89 (s, 1H), 7.41 (m, 2H), 7.07 (m, 1H), 2.81 (q, 2H), 1.34 (t, 3H).

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