Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride → 3-(2-tert-butylphenyl)-1H-indole

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3-(2-tert-Butylphenyl)-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-indole (172.6 mg, 0.443 mmol) was combined with tetrahydrofuran (2.0 mL) and 1 M tetrabutylammonium fluoride solution (2.21 mL) and heated to 100° C. for 20 minutes. The cooled reaction is charged to a silica gel column and purified by eluting with a gradient of ethyl acetate and hexanes to give 3-(2-tert-butylphenyl)-1H-indole (26.8 mg, 26%) as a colorless solid.

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